Jueces 13:6

6 La mujer corrió a decirle a su esposo: «¡Se me apareció un hombre de Dios! Tenía el aspecto de uno de los ángeles de Dios, daba miedo verlo. No le pregunté de dónde era, y no me dijo su nombre.

Jueces 13:6 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 13:6

Then the woman came and told her husband
To whom it would be joyful news, as it was to her:

saying, a man of God came unto me;
he appeared in an human form, and therefore she calls him a man; and by his mien and deportment, and the message he brought, she concluded he was a man of God, that is, a prophet; by which name such persons went in those days; and so the Targum calls him a prophet of the Lord: but it is a mere conceit of Ben Gersom that it was Phinehas, who in all probability was not living; besides what is after related shows that this was a divine Person, and no other than the Son of God:

and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very
terrible;
for though she might never have seen an angel, yet it being a common notion that angels were very illustrious, of a beautiful form and of a shining countenance, and very majestic, she compares the man she saw to one; for by being "very terrible", is not meant that he was frightful, and struck her with horror, but venerable and majestic, which filled her with admiration:

but I asked him not whence he [was], neither told he me his name;
this she added to prevent her husband's inquiring about his name and place of abode; and perhaps, as she came along, she reflected on herself that she did not ask those questions; which might be owing to the surprise she was in, partly at the awful and venerable appearance of the person, and partly at the joyful news he brought her; though it seems as if she did ask his name, but he did not tell her what it was.

Jueces 13:6 In-Context

4 Así que ten cuidado; no debes beber vino ni ninguna otra bebida alcohólica ni comer ninguno de los alimentos prohibidos.

5 Quedarás embarazada y darás a luz un hijo, a quien jamás se le debe cortar el cabello. Pues él será consagrado a Dios como nazareo desde su nacimiento. Él comenzará a rescatar a Israel de manos de los filisteos».

6 La mujer corrió a decirle a su esposo: «¡Se me apareció un hombre de Dios! Tenía el aspecto de uno de los ángeles de Dios, daba miedo verlo. No le pregunté de dónde era, y no me dijo su nombre.

7 Pero me dijo: “Quedarás embarazada y darás a luz un hijo. No debes beber vino ni ninguna otra bebida alcohólica, ni comer ninguno de los alimentos prohibidos. Pues tu hijo será consagrado a Dios como nazareo desde el día de su nacimiento hasta el día de su muerte”».

8 Entonces Manoa oró al Señor
diciendo: «Señor, te pido que el hombre de Dios vuelva a nosotros y nos dé más instrucciones acerca del hijo que nacerá».