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 13:23 in other translations
| BSB | But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.” |
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| WEB | But his wife said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.” |
| ASV | But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these. |
| YLT | And his wife saith to him, ‘If Jehovah were desirous to put us to death, He had not received from our hands burnt-offering and present, nor shewed us all these things, nor as at this time caused us to hear anything like this.' |
| DARBY | But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us such things as these. |
| BBE | But his wife said to him, If the Lord was purposing our death, he would not have taken our burned offering and our meal offering, or have given us such orders about the child. |
| Webster | But his wife said to 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 showed us all these things, nor would, as at this time, have told us such things as these. |
What does Judges 13:23 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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 13:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 13:23
- Psalms 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
- 1 Corinthians 12:21
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
- Psalms 86:17
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
- John 15:15
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
- John 14:20
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- Proverbs 3:32
For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
- John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
- Psalms 27:13
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
- Genesis 4:4-5
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
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- 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 13:24
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
Judges 13:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y su mujer le respondió: Si Jehová nos quisiera matar, no tomara de nuestras manos el holocausto y el presente, ni nos hubiera mostrado todas estas cosas, ni en tal tiempo nos habría anunciado esto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et sa femme lui dit: Si l’ Éternel avait pris plaisir à nous faire mourir, il n’aurait pas accepté de notre main l’holocauste et le gâteau, et il ne nous aurait pas fait voir toutes ces choses, et ne nous aurait pas fait entendre, dans ce moment, des choses comme celles-là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber sein Weib sprach zu ihm: Wenn es Jehova gefallen hätte, uns zu töten, so hätte er nicht ein Brandopfer und Speisopfer aus unserer Hand angenommen, und er hätte uns dies alles nicht gezeigt, noch uns zu dieser Zeit dergleichen vernehmen lassen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui respondit mulier: Si Dominus nos vellet occidere, de manibus nostris holocaustum et libamenta non suscepisset, nec ostendisset nobis hæc omnia, neque ea quæ sunt ventura dixisset. |