Bible Strands
Judges 13:19
Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Manoah acts immediately after the angel of the LORD declares his name beyond comprehension. He prepares a sacrifice on a rock while he and his wife watch the LORD's response.
The words — וַ/יַּ֥עַל (va/i.Ya.'al) translates literally as "and he caused to go up" or "he offered up." מָנ֜וֹחַ (ma.No.ach) identifies the human agent performing the ritual action.
The thread — The rock altar parallels Elijah’s repair of the altar in 1 Kings 18:30 and anticipates later Israelite worship practices. The sacrificial pattern echoes Gideon’s preparation in Judges 6:19.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine revelation and human worship intersect at a physical location. It requires the reader to observe that God initiates the response to ritual, not the other way around.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
Cross-references
- Judges 6:19 So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.
- 1 Kings 18:30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.