Judges 15:18
16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- KJV
- And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
- WEB
- He was very thirsty, and called on the LORD and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- ASV
- And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
- DARBY
- And he was very thirsty, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given by the hand of thy servant this great deliverance, and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
- BLB
- And he became exceedingly thirsty, and he cried out to YHWH and said, “You have given by the hand of Your servant this great deliverance, and shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”
- ÅB
- Men da han var brennende tørst, ropte han til Herren og sa: Du har gitt denne store frelse ved din tjeners hånd, og så skal jeg nå dø av tørst og falle i de uomskårnes hender!
- OTB
- Følte seg veldig tørst, ropte han til Herren og sa: "Du har gitt denne store seier til din tjener. Må jeg nå dø av tørst og falle i hendene på de uomskårne?"
- B1930
- Men da han var brennende tørst, ropte han til Herren og sa: Du har gitt denne store frelse ved din tjeners hånd, og så skal jeg nu dø av tørst og falle i de uomskårnes hender!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 3:7–8
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:7–8
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Read in contextPsalms 22:14–15
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:26
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
Read in contextJudges 16:28
And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Read in contextGenesis 32:31
And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
Read in contextGenesis 12:12–13
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
Read in contextJudges 8:4
And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
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