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- 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," "For¹ unto us a childª is born,ªº unto us a sonª is given:ªº and the governmentª shall be upon¹ his shoulder:ª and his nameª shall be¹ calledªº Wonderful,ª Counsellor,ªº The mightyª God,ª The everlastingª Father,ª The Princeª of Peace.ª" {Isa 9:6}.
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