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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Judges 4:19

17Meanwhile, Sisera fled on foot toward the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. Sisera did this because King Jabin of Hazor and Heber’s family were on peaceful terms. 18When Jael came out ⌞of her tent⌟, she met Sisera. She told him, “Sir, come in here! Come into my tent. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she hid him under a tent curtain. Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink. I’m thirsty.” But instead she gave him milk to drink and covered him up again. 20He said to her, “Stand at the door of the tent. If anyone comes and asks if there has been a man around here, tell them no.” 21When Sisera had fallen sound asleep from exhaustion, Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and walked quietly toward him with a hammer in her hand. She hammered the tent peg through his temples into the ground. So Sisera 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 reached for a tent peg with one hand, for a workman’s hammer with the other. She struck Sisera. She crushed his head. She shattered and pierced his temples.
• Genesis 24:43I’m standing by the spring. I’ll say to the young woman who comes out to draw water, “Please give me a drink of water.”
• 1 Kings 17:10He got up and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town’s entrance, a widow was gathering wood. He called to her, “Please bring me a drink of water.”
• Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none. Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
• John 4:7A Samaritan woman went to get some water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink of water.”

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