Judges 13:18

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Judges 13:18, word by word

And the angelמַלְאַךְmalach

angel

A messenger from God, a heavenly being.

Where else “malach” appears

of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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do you askתִּשְׁאַלtishal

ask

To ask a question.

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for my nameשְׁמִshemi

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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wonderfulפֶלִאיfeli

wonderful

Wonderful: so great or so high that it is beyond understanding. Of the same family as "wonder."

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Translation note

“Wonderful” means that it is beyond what can be understood. A word of the same family appears in Isaiah 9:6 (“Wonder of a Counselor”).

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