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Judges 13:22

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 13:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Judges 13:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto Jehovah: and [the angel] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.
20For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
21But the angel of Jehovah did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Jehovah.
22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
23But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.
24And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
25And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Manoah said unto his wife, etc.] Being risen from the ground, where they fell on their faces: we shall surely die, because we have seen God; by which it appears that he not only believed him to be an angel, and not a man, but a divine Person; for though angels are sometimes called “Elohim”, the word here used, yet good men were not wont to fear death, or conclude they should die on sight of an angel; but their notion was, that an appearance of God to them was death, and were surprised when it did not follow, (<013230>Genesis 32:30 <070622> Judges 6:22,23 <023320>Exodus 33:20).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“We shall: Gen 32:30; Exo 33:20; Deu 4:38, Deu 5:26; Isa 6:5 we have: Joh 1:18, Joh 5:37 Judges 13:23”
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