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Judges 13:18
And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?
Judges 13:18 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Judges 13:18 in other translations
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”
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In context
15 And Manue said to the angel of the Lord: I beseech thee to consent to my request, and let us dress a kid for thee.
16 And the angel answered him: If thou press me I will not eat of thy bread: but if thou wilt offer a holocaust, offer it to the Lord. And Manue knew not it was the angel of the Lord.
17 And he said to him: What is thy name, that, if thy word shall come to pass, we may honour thee?
18 And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?
19 Then Manue took a kid of the flocks, and the libations, and put them upon a rock, offering to the Lord, who doth wonderful things: and he and his wife looked on.
20 And when the flame from the altar went up towards heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended also in the same. And when Manue and his wife saw this, they fell flat on the ground;
21 And the angel of the Lord appeared to them no more. And forthwith Manue understood that it was an angel of the Lord,
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