⁶ Then the woman came and told her husband, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like that of an angel^[a] of God, most awe-inspiring; I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name,^(A)

¹⁷ Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?”^{(A) 18} But the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”^(B)

⁶ But he said to him, “There is a man of God in this town; he is a man held in honor. Whatever he says always comes true. Let us go there now; perhaps he will tell us about the journey on which we have set out.”^(A)

Moses’s Final Blessing on Israel

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

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last^(A)

¹⁵ And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

²⁹ And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

¹⁹ The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.^(A)

³ His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. ⁴ For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.

¹¹ He said to me, “Daniel, greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I am going to speak to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” So while he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.^(A)