Judges 4:19

Judges 4:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
• New International Version (NIV)“I’m thirsty,” he said. “Please give me some water.” She opened a skin of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a jug of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again.

Context of Judges 4:19

17But Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 18And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. And he said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. 20And he said to her, "Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is anyone here?' say, 'No.'" 21But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg into his temple until it went down into the ground while he was lying fast asleep from weariness. So he died.

Judges 4:19 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ הַשְׁקִינִי־נָ֥א מְעַט־מַ֖יִם כִּ֣י צָמֵ֑אתִי וַתִּפְתַּ֞ח אֶת־נֹ֧אוד הֶחָלָ֛ב וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּ וַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• to drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• for I am thirstyצָמֵאtsâmê' · to thirstH6770
• And she openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• a bottleנֹאדnô'd nô'd nô'dâh · wineskinH4997
• of milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
• and coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680

Cross-references for Judges 4:19

• Judges 5:26She sent her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen's mallet; she struck Sisera; she crushed his head; she shattered and pierced his temple.
• Genesis 24:43behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"
• 1 Kings 17:10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink."
• Isaiah 41:17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
• John 4:7A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."

Commentaries on Judges 4:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19She opened a bottle of milk - She gave more than he requested; and her friendship increased his confidence and security.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 Sisera's chariots had been his pride and his confidence. Thus are those disappointed who rest on the creature; like a broken reed, it not only breaks under them, but pierces them with many sorrows. The idol may quickly become a burden, Is 46:1; what we were sick for, God can make us sick of. It is probable that Jael really intended kindness to Sisera; but by a Divine impulse she was afterwards led to consider him as the determined enemy of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The milk was likely the curds that the Arabs favored (compare "curds," Judges 5:25). Many believe it causes sleepiness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. she ... gave him drink, and covered him--Sisera reckoned on this as a pledge of his safety, especially in the tent of a friendly sheik. This pledge was the strongest that could be sought or obtained, after he had partaken of refreshments, and been introduced in the inner or women's apartment.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 4:19

• Canaanites
• Courage
• Hypocrisy
• Jael
• Kenites
• Milk
• Treachery

In the dictionaries

• Asleep
• Bottle
• Harosheth of the Gentiles
• Jael
• Kenites
• Milk
• Prophetess
• Thirsty
• Abdon (1)
• Food

Commentaries on Judges 4

• 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