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Judges 13:23

American Standard Version

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.

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Judges 13:23 in other translations

But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh 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.”

Judges 13:23 · World English Bible

Judges 13:23 in context

  1. 21But the angel of Jehovah did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Jehovah.
  2. 22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
  3. 23But 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.
  4. 24And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
  5. 25And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.