Jueces 13:16

16 —Me quedaré —le contestó el ángel del Señor
—, pero no comeré nada. En cambio, puedes preparar una ofrenda quemada como sacrificio al Señor
.
(Manoa no se daba cuenta de que era el ángel del Señor
).

Jueces 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 13:16

And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah
In answer to his request:

though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread;
that is, should he be prevailed upon to stay awhile with him, until an entertainment should be got ready, he would not eat of any of his provisions; for "bread" is put for all eatables, or whatsoever he might provide for the entertainment:

and if,
or "but if" ^F14

thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord;
if he meant to provide not a festival entertainment, but a sacrifice, then he should take care that he did not offer it to strange gods, as was now very much the custom with Israel in this their time of apostasy, ( Judges 13:1 ) but to the true Jehovah, and not to a servant of his, a prophet or an angel, but to himself:

for Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord;
he took him to be a man, a prophet sent of God, and not an angel; and much less the uncreated one, to whom as such only the sacrifice could be offered.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Maw) "si autem", V. L. "quod si", Tigurine version; "sin autem", Junius & Tremellius; "si vero", Piscator.

Jueces 13:16 In-Context

14 No debe comer uvas ni pasas ni beber vino u otra bebida alcohólica, ni comer ningún alimento prohibido.

15 Entonces Manoa le dijo al ángel del Señor
:
—Por favor, quédate aquí hasta que preparemos un cabrito para que comas.

16 —Me quedaré —le contestó el ángel del Señor
—, pero no comeré nada. En cambio, puedes preparar una ofrenda quemada como sacrificio al Señor
.
(Manoa no se daba cuenta de que era el ángel del Señor
).

17 Entonces Manoa le preguntó al ángel del Señor
:
—¿Cómo te llamas? Pues queremos honrarte cuando todo esto se haga realidad.

18 —¿Para qué preguntas mi nombre? —contestó el ángel del Señor
—. Es demasiado maravilloso para que tú lo comprendas.