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Jdg 13:18 — And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Why askest	Jdg 13:6; Gen 32:29
secret	"or, wonderful. It was because his name was secret that Manoah wished to know it. But the angel does not say it was secret, but hoo pailee, ""it is wonderful;"" the very character given to the Messiah: ""His name shall be called pailai, Wonderful,"" Isa 9:6."