Judges 13:23

What does Judges 13:23 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 13:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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 <FI>at this<Fi> time caused us to hear <FI>anything<Fi> like this.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And his wife answered him: If the Lord had a mind to kill us, he would not have received a holocaust and libations at our hands; neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor have told us the things that are to come.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

v.23This passage

v.24And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 15:15

    No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:21

    And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • John 14:20

    In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

  • Psalms 86:17

    Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

  • Genesis 4:4

    And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

  • Proverbs 3:32

    For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

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