The angelof the LORDsaidto Manoah,"Thoughyou detainme, I will not eatyour food,but ifyou preparea burntoffering,[then] offerit to the LORD."For Manoahdid not knowthat he was the angelof the LORD.
and I will bringa pieceof bread,that you may refreshyourselves;afterthat you may goon, sinceyou have visitedyour servant."And they said,"Sodo,as you have said."
Now the angelof the LORDdid not appearto Manoahor his wifeagain.ThenManoahknewthat he was the angelof the LORD.
But his wifesaidto him, "Ifthe LORDhad desiredto killus, He would not have accepteda burntofferingand a grain offeringfrom our hands,norwould He have shownus allthesethings,norwould He have let us hear[things] like thisat this time."
The angelof Godsaidto him, "Takethe meatand the unleavenedbreadand laythem on thisrock,and pourout the broth."And he didso.
and buildan altarto the LORDyour Godon the topof thisstrongholdin an orderlymanner,and takea secondbulland offera burntofferingwith the woodof the Asherahwhichyou shall cutdown."
