⁷ And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;

³ But he made his request more strongly, so they went with him into his house; and he got food ready for them, and made unleavened bread, of which they took.

¹⁵ And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.

¹⁶ And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.

⁴ Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house;

¹⁴ A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.

⁴ Again he sent out other servants, with orders to say to the guests, See, I have made ready my feast: my oxen and my fat beasts have been put to death, and all things are ready: come to the feast.

²³ And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

²⁷ And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

³⁰ But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.