Judges 13:22
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Judges 13:22 in other translations
| BSB | “We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!” |
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| WEB | Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.” |
| ASV | And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. |
| YLT | And Manoah saith unto his wife, ‘We certainly die, for we have seen God.' |
| DARBY | And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. |
| BBE | And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen. |
| Webster | And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. |
What does Judges 13:22 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 13:15-23
What Manoah asked for instruction in his duty, he was readily told; but what he asked to gratify his curiosity, was denied. God has in his word given full directions concerning our duty, but never designed to answer other questionings. There are secret things which belong not to us, of which we must be quite contented to be ignorant, while in this world. The name of our Lord is wonderful and secret; but by his…
Judges 13:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 13:22
- Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
- Deuteronomy 5:26
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
- John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- Exodus 33:20
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
- John 5:37
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
- Deuteronomy 4:38
To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
- Judges 6:22
And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.
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Context
- Judges 13:21
But 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.
- Judges 13:22
And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
- Judges 13:23
But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
Judges 13:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Manoa á su mujer: Ciertamente moriremos, porque á Dios hemos visto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Manoah dit à sa femme: Nous mourrons certainement, car nous avons vu Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Manoah sprach zu seinem Weibe: Wir werden gewißlich sterben, denn wir haben Gott gesehen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dixit ad uxorem suam: Morte moriemur, quia vidimus Deum. |