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Judges 13:20 KJV
Judges · chapter 13 · verse 20
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.Judges 13:20 · King James Version
Judges 13:20 in context
18And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
19So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
20For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
21But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ascendedʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- ManoahMânôwachManoach, an IsraeliteH4495 →
- flamelahaba flashH3851 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- angelmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
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We have here an account, I. Of what further passed between Manoah and the angel at this interview. It was in kindness to him that while the angel was with him it was concealed from him that he was an angel;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-23