Judges 15:18

Judges 15:18 in other versions

• King James Version (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?
• New International Version (NIV)Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, “You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, "You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he became very thirsty; so he cried out to 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 hand of the uncircumcised?”

Context of Judges 15:18

16Then Samson said: With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them in heaps. With the jawbone of a donkey I have killed a thousand men. 17When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone and named that place Jawbone Hill. He became very thirsty and called out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory through your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” 19So God split a hollow place in the ground at Lehi, and water came out of it. After Samson drank, his strength returned, and he revived. That is why he named it Hakkore Spring, which is still in Lehi today. 20And he judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

Judges 15:18 word by word

וַיִּצְמָא֮ מְאֹד֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אַתָּה֙ נָתַ֣תָּ בְיַֽד־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥ה הַגְּדֹלָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את וְעַתָּה֙ אָמ֣וּת בַּצָּמָ֔א וְנָפַלְתִּ֖י בְּיַ֥ד הָעֲרֵלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he was soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• athirstצָמֵאtsâmê' · to thirstH6770
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• on the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thou hast givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• this greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: victoryH8668
• into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and now shall I dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• for thirstצָמָאtsâmâ' · thirstH6772
• and fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• of the uncircumcisedעָרֵל‛ârêl · uncircumcisedH6189

Cross-references for Judges 15:18

• Judges 8:4Gideon and the three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.
• John 19:28After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;
• Psalms 3:7Rise up, Lord! Save me, my God! You strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 18:31For who is God besides the Lord? And who is a rock? Only our God.
• Genesis 32:31The sun shone on him as he passed by Penuel — limping because of his hip.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself.
• Genesis 12:12When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me but let you live.
• Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
• 1 Samuel 27:1David said to himself, “One of these days I’ll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We don’t want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction that took place in Asia. We were completely overwhelmed — beyond our strength — so that we even despaired of life itself.
• Hebrews 11:32And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
• 1 Samuel 17:26David spoke to the men who were standing with him: “What will be done for the man who kills that Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
• 2 Samuel 1:20Do not tell it in Gath, don’t announce it in the marketplaces of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.

Commentaries on Judges 15:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I die for thirst - The natural consequence of the excessive fatigue he had gone through in this encounter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-20Verses 18-20 So little notice did the men of Judah take of their deliverer, that he was ready to perish for want of a draught of water. Thus are the greatest slights often put upon those who do the greatest services. Samson prayed to God in this distress. Those that forget to attend God their praises, may be compelled to attend him with their prayers. Past experiences of God's power and goodness, are excellent pleas in prayer for further mercy. He pleads…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Samson called out to the Lord because he was afraid of dying from thirst and being captured by the defeated pagans (the uncircumcised; see study note on Judges 14:3). Samson prayed deeply and passionately twice: once when he feared an attack and once when he was attacking others (Judges 16:28–30).Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 15:18

• Lehi
• Samson

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• Circumcision
• Displeasure
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• Prayer
• Samson
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• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of

Commentaries on Judges 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings