Judges 13:20
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For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
In other translations
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961בַעֲלוֹתva'alotwhen went upH5927הַלַּהַבhalahavthe flameH3851מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizbeachthe altarH4196הַשָּׁמַיְמָהhashamaymahthe heavens towardsH8064וַיַּעַלvaiya'aland he went upH5927מַלְאַךְ־mal'akh-[the] angel ofH4397יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּלַהַבbelahavin [the] flame ofH3851הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizbeachthe altarH4196וּמָנוֹחַumanoachand ManoahH4495וְאִשְׁתּוֹve'ishtoand wife hisH802רֹאִיםro'im[were] lookingH7200וַיִּפְּלוּvaiyipeluand they fellH5307עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיהֶםpeneihemfaces theirH6440אָרְצָה׃'aretzah[the] ground towardsH776
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Leviticus 9:24And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
- 2 Kings 2:11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
- 1 Chronicles 21:16And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 1:28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
- Matthew 17:6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
- Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
- 1 Chronicles 21:26And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
- Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
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