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so she ran at once and told him, "Look! The man who came to me the other day has appeared to me again."
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Manoah got up and followed his wife. He went to the man and asked, "Are you the man who talked to my wife?" "Yes," he answered.
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Then Manoah said, "Now then, when your words come true, what must the boy do? What kind of a life must he lead?"
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The Lord's angel answered, "Your wife must be sure to do everything that I have told her.
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She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine; she must not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food. She must do everything that I have told her."
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Not knowing that it was the Lord's angel, Manoah said to him, "Please do not go yet. Let us cook a young goat for you." But the angel said, "If I do stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to prepare it, burn it as an offering to the Lord."
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Manoah replied, "Tell us your name, so that we can honor you when your words come true."
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The angel asked, "Why do you want to know my name? It is a name of wonder."
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So Manoah took a young goat and some grain, and offered them on the rock altar to the Lord who works wonders.
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While the flames were going up from the altar, Manoah and his wife saw the Lord's angel go up toward heaven in the flames. Manoah realized then that the man had been the Lord's angel, and he and his wife threw themselves face downward on the ground. They never saw the angel again.