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Manoach got up, followed his wife, went to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to the woman?" He answered, "I am."
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Manoach asked, "Now, when what you said comes true, what are the guidelines for raising the child? What should be done for him?"
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The angel of ADONAI said to Manoach, "The woman should take care to do everything I said to her.
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She shouldn't eat anything that comes from a grapevine, she shouldn't drink wine or other intoxicating liquor, and she shouldn't eat anything unclean. She should do everything I ordered her to do."
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Manoach said to the angel of ADONAI, "Please stay with us a bit longer, so that we can cook a young goat for you."
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The angel of ADONAI said to Manoach, "Even if I do stay, I won't eat your food; and if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to ADONAI." For Manoach did not know that he was the angel of ADONAI.
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Manoach said to the angel of ADONAI, "Tell us your name, so that when your words come true we can honor you."
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The angel of ADONAI answered him, "Why are you asking about my name? It is wonderful."
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Manoach took the kid and the grain offering and offered them on the rock to ADONAI. Then, with Manoach and his wife looking on, the angel did something wonderful -
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as the flame went up toward the sky from the altar, the angel of ADONAI went up in the flame from the altar. When Manoach and his wife saw it, they fell to the ground on their faces.
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But the angel of ADONAI did not appear again to Manoach or his wife. Then Manoach realized it had been the angel of ADONAI.