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Judges 13:20

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.

KJV

Cumque ascenderet flamma altaris in cælum, angelus Domini pariter in flamma ascendit. Quod cum vidissent Manue et uxor ejus, proni ceciderunt in terram,

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀναβῆναι τὴν φλόγα ἐπάνω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἀνέβη ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐν τῇ φλογὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου· καὶ Μανῶε καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ βλέποντες, καὶ ἔπεσαν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.

LXX

For 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.

ASV

וַ/יְהִי֩ בַ/עֲל֨וֹת הַ/לַּ֜הַב מֵ/עַ֤ל הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יְמָ/ה וַ/יַּ֥עַל מַלְאַךְ יְהוָ֖ה בְּ/לַ֣הַב הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וּ/מָנ֤וֹחַ וְ/אִשְׁתּ/וֹ֙ רֹאִ֔ים וַ/יִּפְּל֥וּ עַל פְּנֵי/הֶ֖ם אָֽרְצָ/ה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
לַ֖הַב
lhb
noun · 12×
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
ml'k
noun · 212×
מָנ֑וֹחַ
mnvch
proper_noun · 18×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שָּׁמַ֔יִם
shmym
noun · 419×

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 21:16 — And 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,
  • 2Kgs 2:11 — And 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.
  • Ezek 1:28 — As 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
  • Gen 17:3 — And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
  • John 1:18 — No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
  • Lev 9:24 — And 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.
  • Matt 17:6 — And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.