Study it in the app“And it happened, as the flame went up from on the altar toward the heavens, that the angel of YHWH went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were watching; and they fell on their faces to the ground.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיasבַthe flameהַלַּהַבwent upעֲלוֹתfrom onמֵעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַtoward the heavens,הַשָּׁמַיְמָהthat the angelוַ מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהwent upיַּעַלin the flameבְּלַהַבof the altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַwhile Manoahוּמָנוֹחַand his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹwere watching;רֹאִיםand they fellוַיִּפְּלוּonעַלtheir facesפְּנֵיהֶםto the ground.אָרְצָה
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsflame
Fire that rises and shines, often the fire of God's anger.
Where else “lahav” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alot” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayma” appearsangel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appearsYHWH
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.
Where else “yehva” appearsManoah
Manoah, of the tribe of Dan, the father of Samson. The name means "rest."
Where else “manoach” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roim” appearsfall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “yiplu” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears19So Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering and offered them up on the rock to YHWH; and he did a wonder while Manoah and his wife were watching.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the angel of YHWH did not appear again to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of YHWH.
