Judges 13:18

New Life Version

But the angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is a name of wonder."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Why do you ask my name,” the angel of the Lord asked him, “since it is beyond understanding.”

Hebrew Names Version
The angel of the LORD said to him, Why do you ask after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

King James Version
And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

Lexham English Bible
But the angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful."

English Standard Version
And the angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

New Century Version
The angel of the Lord said, "Why do you ask my name? It is too amazing for you to understand."

New English Translation
The Lord 's messenger said to him, "You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it."

Amplified Bible
But the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful (miraculous)?"

New American Standard Bible
But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, for it is wonderful?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Angell of the Lorde saide vnto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, which is secret?

Legacy Standard Bible
that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts."

Contemporary English Version
"No," the angel replied. "You don't need to know my name. And if you did, you couldn't understand it."

Complete Jewish Bible
The angel of Adonai answered him, "Why are you asking about my name? It is wonderful."

Darby Translation
And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Easy-to-Read Version
The angel of the Lord said, "Why do you ask my name? It is too amazing for you to believe."

George Lamsa Translation
And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why do you ask my name, seeing it is Glorious?

Good News Translation
The angel asked, "Why do you want to know my name? It is a name of wonder."

Literal Translation
And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why do you ask this about My name? Yea, it is Wonderful.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the angell of the LORDE sayde vnto him: Why axest thou after my name, which is wonderfull?

American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Bible in Basic English
But the angel of the Lord said to him, Why are you questioning me about my name, seeing that it is a wonder?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the angel of the Lorde sayde vnto him: Why askest thou thus after my name, which is secrete?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the angel of the LORD said unto him: 'Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is hidden?'

King James Version (1611)
And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why dost thou thus ask after my name; whereas it is wonderful?

English Revised Version
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Berean Standard Bible
"Why do you ask My name," said the Angel of the LORD, "since it is beyond comprehension?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom he answeride, Whi axist thou my name, which is wondurful?

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger of Jehovah saith to him, `Why [is] this -- thou dost ask for My name? -- and it [is] Wonderful.'

Update Bible Version
And the angel of Yahweh said to him, Why do you ask after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Webster's Bible Translation
And the angel of the LORD said to him, why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?

World English Bible
The angel of Yahweh said to him, Why do you ask after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

New King James Version
And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?"

New Living Translation
"Why do you ask my name?" the angel of the Lord replied. "It is too wonderful for you to understand."

New Revised Standard
But the angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the messenger of Yahweh said unto him, Wherefore is it, that thou shouldst ask after my name, - seeing that, it, is Wonderful?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?

Revised Standard Version
And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

THE MESSAGE
The angel of God said, "What's this? You ask for my name? You wouldn't understand—it's sheer wonder."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "We ask of you, stay with us. So we may get a young goat ready for you to eat." ¹⁶ The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "I will stay, but I will not eat your food. But if you get a burnt gift ready, then give it to the Lord." For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord. ¹⁷ Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name? So we may honor you when your words come true." ¹⁸ But the angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is a name of wonder." ¹⁹ So Manoah took the young goat with the grain gift. And he gave it on the rock to the Lord. Then the Lord did powerful works while Manoah and his wife watched. ²⁰ For the fire went up from the altar toward heaven. And the angel of the Lord went up in the fire of the altar. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces on the ground. ²¹ The angel of the Lord did not show himself to Manoah or his wife again. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. ²² So Manoah said to his wife, "We will die for sure. For we have seen God." ²³ But his wife said to him, "If the Lord had wanted to kill us, He would not have received a burnt gift and grain gift from us. He would not have shown us all these things, or let us hear these things."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Why askest: Judges 13:6, Genesis 32:29

secret: or, wonderful, It was because his name was secret that Manoah wished to know it. But the angel does not say it was secret, but hoo pailee, "it is wonderful;" the very character given to the Messiah: "His name shall be called pailai, Wonderful," Isaiah 9:6.

Reciprocal: Judges 6:11 - an angel Proverbs 30:4 - and what Daniel 8:13 - that certain saint Revelation 19:12 - a name

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. He took of every clean animal and every clean bird, and gave burnt gifts in worship on the altar.

Genesis 13:4
where he had made an altar. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 13:7
There was fighting between those who cared for Abram's animals and those who cared for Lot's animals. The Canaanite and the Perizzite were living in the land at that time.

Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no fighting between you and me or between the men who take care of our animals, for we are brothers.

Genesis 14:13
Then one who had run for his life came and told Abram the Hebrew. Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.

Genesis 18:1
The Lord showed Himself to Abraham by the oak trees of Mamre, as he sat at the tent door in the heat of the day.

Genesis 23:2
Then Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. And Abraham had sorrow for Sarah and cried for her.

Genesis 35:27
Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had been living.

Genesis 37:14
Then Israel said, "Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock. Then come and tell me." So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Numbers 13:22
When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron. Anak's sons Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the angel of the Lord said unto him,.... Being so importunate, and pressing upon him;

why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? and not to be known; as his nature and essence as a divine Person, which may be meant by his name, is what passes knowledge, is infinite and incomprehensible; see Proverbs 30:4 or "wonderful" p; which is one of the names of Christ, and fitly agrees with him, who is wonderful in his person, as God and man; in his incarnation, in his offices and relations, in his love to his people, and in all he is unto them, and has done for them;

Proverbs 30:4- :.

p פלאי θαυμαστον, Sept. "mirabile", V. L. Montanus; "mirificus", Junius & Tremellius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Secret - Rather, “wonderful,” as in the margin. In Judges 13:19 the Angel “did wondrously,” probably as the Angel that Appeared to Gideon had done, bringing fire from the rock. See the marginal references and notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 13:18. Seeing it is secret? — It was because it was secret that they wished to know it. The angel does not say that it was secret, but הוא פלאי hu peli, it is WONDERFUL; the very character that is given to Jesus Christ, Isaiah 9:6: His name shall be called, פלא Wonderful; and it is supposed by some that the angel gives this as his name, and consequently that he was our blessed Lord.