Judges 13:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.”

Judges 13:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 13:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 13:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.””

Judges 13:23 — World English Bible

Judges 13:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these. ”

Judges 13:23 — American Standard Version

Judges 13:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And his wife saith to him, `If Jehovah were desirous to put us to death, He had not received from our hands burnt-offering and present, nor shewed us all these things, nor as <FI>at this<Fi> time caused us to hear <FI>anything<Fi> like this.'”

Judges 13:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 13:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us [such things] as these. ”

Judges 13:23 — Darby Translation

Judges 13:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But his wife saide vnto him, If the Lord woulde kill vs, he woulde not haue receiued a burnt offring, and a meate offring of our hands, neither would he haue shewed vs all these things, nor would now haue tolde vs any such.”

Judges 13:23 — Geneva Bible

Judges 13:23 in Context — Judges 13

21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord.

22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

23 But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Read the full chapter: Judges 13 — The Birth of Samson →

What Does Judges 13:23 Mean?

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