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 Y el ángel de Jehová no tornó á aparecer á Manoa ni á su mujer. Entonces conoció Manoa que era el ángel de Jehová.

22 Y dijo Manoa á su mujer: Ciertamente moriremos, porque á Dios hemos visto.

23 Y su mujer le respondió: Si Jehová nos quisiera matar, no tomara de nuestras manos el holocausto y el presente, ni nos hubiera mostrado todas estas cosas, ni en tal tiempo nos habría anunciado esto.

24 Y la mujer parió un hijo, y llamóle por nombre Samsón. Y el niño creció, y Jehová lo bendijo.

25 Y el espíritu de Jehová comenzó á manifestarse en él en los campamentos de Dan, entre Sora y Esthaol.

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What Does Judges 13:23 Mean?

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