Judges 13:15Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, "Please, let us detain you, that we may make a young goat ready for you."
The setting
Zorah, Israel, ~1100 BC. Manoah, having just received life-changing news about his future son, instinctively responds with the ancient Near Eastern custom of hospitality...
The emotion here: overwhelmed gratitude mixed with nervous energy
The original word
atar (עָתַר) — to detain, restrain, but here meaning 'please stay' as urgent hospitality
Why it matters
Preparing a young goat was significant hospitality - it took hours and represented substantial expense
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What most readers miss in Judges 13:15
Manoah still doesn't realize he's speaking to an angel - he thinks this is just a very holy man
Common misconceptionPeople think Manoah knew this was an angel and was offering sacrifice, but he's actually just being hospitable to what he thinks is a prophet.
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Bible Genome reading
Judges 13:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 13:15 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Manoah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hospitality, gratitude, worship. Notable phrases: let us detain you; make a young goat ready.
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“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
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