¹⁷ Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?”^(A)

¹⁸ But the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”^(A)

²⁷ A man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus the Lord has said: I revealed^[a] myself to the family of your ancestor in Egypt when they were slaves^[b] to the house of Pharaoh.^(A)

³ His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.