Now it cameabout when Joshuawas by Jericho,that he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,a manwas standingoppositehim with his sworddrawnin his hand,and Joshuawentto him and saidto him, "Are you for us orfor our adversaries?"
Now the LORDappearedto him by the oaksof Mamre,while he was sittingat the tentdoorin the heatof the day.
When he liftedup his eyesand looked,behold,threemenwere standingoppositehim; and when he saw[them], he ranfrom the tentdoorto meetthem and bowedhimself to the earth,
Then Jacobawokefrom his sleepand said,"Surelythe LORDis in thisplace,and I did not knowit."
Then Jacobliftedhis eyesand looked,and behold,Esauwas coming,and fourhundredmenwith him. So he dividedthe childrenamongLeahand Racheland the twomaids.
He liftedhis eyesand sawthe womenand the children,and said,"Whoare thesewith you?" So he said,"The childrenwhomGodhas graciouslygivenyour servant."
For dayby day[men] cameto Davidto helphim, untilthere was a greatarmylike the armyof God.
The LORDcommandedthe angel,and he puthis swordbackin its sheath.
But Davidcouldnot gobeforeit to inquireof God,for he was terrifiedby the swordof the angelof the LORD.
"For My angelwill gobeforeyou and bringyou in to [the land of] the Amorites,the Hittites,the Perizzites,the Canaanites,the Hivitesand the Jebusites;and I will completelydestroythem.
I liftedmy eyesand looked,and behold,there was a certainmandressedin linen,whose waistwas girdedwith [a belt of] puregoldof Uphaz.
Then I liftedmy eyesand looked,and behold,a ramwhich had two hornswas standingin frontof the canal.Now the two horns[were] long,but one[was] longerthanthe other,with the longeronecomingup last.
I sawat night,and behold,a manwas ridingon a redhorse,and he was standingamongthe myrtletreeswhichwere in the ravine,with red,sorreland whitehorsesbehindhim.
When the donkeysawthe angelof the LORDstandingin the waywith his drawnswordin his hand,the donkeyturnedoff from the wayand wentinto the field;but Balaamstruckthe donkeyto turnher backinto the way.
Then the LORDopenedthe eyesof Balaam,and he sawthe angelof the LORDstandingin the waywith his drawnswordin his hand;and he bowedall the wayto the ground.
And as they were gazing intentlyinto the skywhile He was going,behold,twomenin whiteclothingstood besidethem.
The LORDsaidto Joshua,"See,I have givenJerichointo your hand,with its king[and] the valiantwarriors.
and in the middleof the lampstands[I saw] one likea sonof man,clothedin a robe reaching to the feet,and girdedacrossHis chestwith a goldensash.
Then Manoaharoseand followedhis wife,and when he cameto the manhe saidto him, "Are you the manwhospoketo the woman?"And he said,"I am."
So Manoahsaidto his wife,"We will surelydie,for we have seenGod."
