Judges 13:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands or shown us all these things or announced to us such things as these.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But his [sensible] wife said to him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt offering and a cereal offering from our hands, nor have shown us all these things or now have announced such things as these.

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.

Common English Bible

But his wife replied to him, “If the LORD wanted to kill us, he wouldn’t have accepted the entirely burned offering and grain offering from our hands. He wouldn’t have shown us all these things or told us all of this now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And his wife answered him, "If the Lord wished to kill us, he would not have accepted the holocaust and the libations from our hands. He would not have revealed all these things to us, nor would he have told us the things that are in the future."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And his wife answered him: If the Lord had a mind to kill us, he would not have received a holocaust and libations at our hands. Neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor have told us the things that are to come.

Judges 13:23 Cross References

Psalm 20:4

May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans.

Psalm 25:14

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.

Psalm 27:13

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Psalm 86:17

Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Proverbs 3:32

for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence.

John 14:20

On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

John 14:23

Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

John 15:15

I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.

1 Corinthians 12:21

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

Judges 13:24

The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.