The Meaning of Judges 13:16 Explained

Judges 13:16

KJV: And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.

YLT: And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, 'If thou detain me -- I do not eat of thy bread; and if thou prepare a burnt-offering -- to Jehovah thou dost offer it;' for Manoah hath not known that He is a messenger of Jehovah.

Darby: And the angel of the LORD said to Mano'ah, "If you detain me, I will not eat of your food; but if you make ready a burnt offering, then offer it to the LORD." (For Mano'ah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.)

ASV: And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.

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What is the context of Judges 13:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he [was] an angel of the LORD.

What does Judges 13:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 13:15-25 - The Promise Fulfilled

Manoah's wife comforted her husband with admirable tact. How often her words come back to us, at the different stages of life! The fact that God continues to bless and use, to answer prayer and give revelations of Himself, may be quoted as a reason for believing that He has not cast us off. Would He have showed us such things as these and then kill us? His love in time past forbids us to think so.

Samson means sunny. A happy, laughing lad, with his profuse crown of unshorn hair-is it any wonder that the soldiers of the garrison, situated on the Dan-frontier, welcomed him? And the Spirit of God began to play on his young soul, as a minstrel plays on his harp. Such is the literal rendering of "began to move." Oh, happy are they whose natures lie open to God's touch, so that the least movement produces a quick and glad answer! As the Aeolian harp will respond to the kiss of the zephyr or the moan of the rising storm, so be it with our hearts and lives. Thus our unconscious influence may become as songs without words. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 13

¹ Israel is delivered into the hands of Philistines
² An angel appears to Manoah's wife
⁸ The angel appears to Manoah
¹⁵ Manoah's sacrifices, whereby the angel is discovered
²⁴ Samson is born

What do the individual words in Judges 13:16 mean?

And said the Angel of Yahweh to Manoah Though you detain Me not I will eat of your food but if you offer a burnt offering to Yahweh You must offer it for did know Manoah that [was] Yahweh ) He [was]

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־ מָנ֗וֹחַ אִם־ תַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ לֹא־ אֹכַ֣ל בְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָ וְאִם־ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה עֹלָ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה תַּעֲלֶ֑נָּה כִּ֚י יָדַ֣ע מָנ֔וֹחַ כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא

וַיֹּאמֶר֩	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מַלְאַ֨ךְ	the Angel
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַלְאָךְ Sense: messenger, representative.
יְהוָ֜ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מָנ֗וֹחַ	Manoah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָנׄוחַ Sense: a Danite, father of the judge Samson and inhabitant of Zorah.
אִם־	Though
Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
תַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙	you detain Me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: עָצַר Sense: to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain.
אֹכַ֣ל	I will eat
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָ	of your food
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain.
וְאִם־	but if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה	you offer
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
עֹלָ֔ה	a burnt offering
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: עֹלָה Sense: whole burnt offering.
לַיהוָ֖ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
תַּעֲלֶ֑נָּה	You must offer it
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
יָדַ֣ע	did know
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
מָנ֔וֹחַ	Manoah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָנׄוחַ Sense: a Danite, father of the judge Samson and inhabitant of Zorah.
כִּֽי־	that [was]
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh )
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הֽוּא	He [was]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.

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