And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord,.... Being satisfied with what he had said, and perceiving that he chose to say no more, and was about to depart:
I pray thee let me detain thee, until we…
Barnes' Notes
The language of Manoah, like that of Gideon Jdg 6:18, seems to indicate some suspicion that his visitor was more than human. The word rendered “made ready,” is also the proper word for “offering a…
We have here an account,
I. Of what further passed between Manoah and the angel at this interview. It was in kindness to him that while the angel was with him it was concealed from him that he was an…
Cambridge Bible
that we may make ready a kid for thee The prep, has a pregnant sense: -prepare a meal and set it before thee"; cf. Jdg 6:19 and Gen 18:6-8. The words might mean offer a kid in thy presence; but under…