Judges 13:16
Context13:16 The Lord’s messenger said to Manoah, “If I stay, 1 I will not eat your food. But if you want to make a burnt sacrifice to the Lord, you should offer it.” (He said this because Manoah did not know that he was the Lord’s messenger.) 2
Judges 20:23
Context20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we 3 again march out to fight 4 the Benjaminites, our brothers?” 5 The Lord said, “Attack them!” 6
1 tn Heb “If you detain me.”
2 tn The words “he said this” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Manoah should have known from these words that the messenger represented the
3 tn Heb “I” (collective singular).
4 tn Heb “approach for battle.”
5 tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).
6 tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).