Judges

Judges 13:17–18

¹⁷Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”

¹⁸“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Manoah	מָנ֛וֹחַ	mā·nō·w·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4495 Manoach
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the angel	מַלְאַ֥ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
What	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is your name	שְׁמֶ֑ךָ	šə·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
so that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we may honor you	וְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃	wə·ḵib·baḏ·nū·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
when your word	דִבְרֶיךָ	ḏiḇ·rɛ·ḵå̄	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
comes to pass	יָבֹ֥א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you ask	תִּשְׁאַ֣ל	tiš·’al	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
my name	לִשְׁמִ֑י	liš·mî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the angel	מַלְאַ֣ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
since it	וְהוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is beyond comprehension	פֶ֛לִאי׃ס	p̄ɛ·li	Adjective - masculine singular	H6383 wonderful, incomprehensible

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Judges 13:17 Genesis 32:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.