⁶ Then the woman came and told her husband, ^(A)“A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. ^(B)I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name,

¹⁷ And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, ^(A)“What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” ¹⁸ And the angel of the Lord said to him, ^(B)“Why do you ask my name, seeing ^(C)it is wonderful?”

⁶ But he said to him, “Behold, there is ^(A)a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor; ^(B)all that he says comes true. So now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us the way we should go.”

Moses' Final Blessing on Israel

33 This is the blessing with which Moses ^(A)the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.

^17 (A)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But ^(B)he laid his right hand on me, ^(C)saying, “Fear not, ^(D)I am the first and the last,

¹⁵ And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face ^(A)was like the face of an angel.

²⁹ And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was ^(A)altered, and ^(B)his clothing became dazzling white.

¹⁹ And the angel answered him, “I am ^(A)Gabriel. ^(B)I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

^3 (A)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(B)his clothing white as snow. ⁴ And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(C)became like dead men.

¹¹ And he said to me, “O Daniel, ^(A)man greatly loved, ^(B)understand the words that I speak to you, and ^(C)stand upright, for ^(D)now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.