Judges 13:18
ContextNET © | The Lord’s messenger said to him, “You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it.” 1 |
NIV © | He replied, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding." |
NASB © | But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?" |
NLT © | "Why do you ask my name?" the angel of the LORD replied. "You wouldn’t understand if I told you." |
MSG © | The angel of GOD said, "What's this? You ask for my name? You wouldn't understand--it's sheer wonder." |
BBE © | But the angel of the Lord said to him, Why are you questioning me about my name, seeing that it is a wonder? |
NRSV © | But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful." |
NKJV © | And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?" |
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NET © | The Lord’s messenger said to him, “You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it.” 1 |
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1 tn Heb “Why do you ask for my name, for it is incomprehensible?” The Hebrew adjective פִּלְאִי (pile’iy, “wonderful, incomprehensible”) refers to what is in a category of its own and is beyond full human understanding. Note the use of this word in Ps 139:6, where God’s knowledge is described as incomprehensible and unattainable. |