14 She may eat of nothing that cometh of the vine tree: she shall not drink wine nor strong drink, nor eat any [a]unclean thing: let her observe all that I have commanded her.

15 Manoah then said unto the Angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us retain thee, until we have made ready a kid for thee.

16 And the Angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou make me abide, I will not eat of thy bread, and if thou wilt make a burnt offering, offer it unto the [b]Lord: for Manoah knew not that it was an Angel of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:14 Anything forbidden by the Law.
  2. Judges 13:16 Showing, that he sought not his own honor but God’s, whose messenger he was.

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