And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?
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Gill's Exposition
And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, what is thy name,.... Who art thou, and by what name art thou called? for since he could not prevail upon him to stay and eat a meal with him, he desired to…
Barnes' Notes
Do thee honor - If applied to a man, it would be by gifts, such for instance as Balak promised to the prophet Balaam Num 22:17, and such as were usually given to seers 1Sa 9:7-8; 2Ki 5:5, 2Ki 5:15 :…
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
Still uncertain what to think, Manoah puts a direct question. may do thee honouras a prophet whose word(Hebr. marg.) comes true; cf. Num 22:17; Num 22:37; 1Sa 9:6.