Judges 15:19

Judges 15:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned and he revived. So the spring was called En Hakkore, and it is still there in Lehi.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out from it. And when he drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore the name of it was called En-hakkore; it is at Lehi to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out, and he drank; and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he called its name En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

Context of Judges 15:19

17When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down and named that place Ramath Lehi. 18He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?” So God split open the basin at Lehi and water flowed out from it. When he took a drink, his strength was restored and he revived. For this reason he named the spring En Hakkore. It remains in Lehi to this very day. 20Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence.

Judges 15:19 word by word

וַיִּבְקַ֨ע אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁ אֲשֶׁר־בַּלֶּ֗חִי וַיֵּצְא֨וּ מִמֶּ֤נּוּ מַ֙יִם֙ וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ וַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּח֖וֹ וַיֶּ֑חִי עַל־כֵּ֣ן׀ קָרָ֣א שְׁמָ֗הּ עֵ֤ין הַקּוֹרֵא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלֶּ֔חִי עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• claveבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• an hollow placeמַכְתֵּשׁmaktêsh · hollowH4388
• in the jawלְחִיlechîy · LehiH3895
• and there cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• thereout; and when he had drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• his spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• came againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and he revivedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• wherefore he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• thereof En–hakkoreעֵין הַקּוֹרֵא‛êyn haqqôrê' · En-hakkoreH5875
• in Lehiלֶחִיlechîy · LehiH3896
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Judges 15:19

• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children.
• Genesis 45:27But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.
• 1 Samuel 30:12They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
• Isaiah 40:26Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.
• Isaiah 41:17The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
• Genesis 16:13So Hagar named the Lord who spoke to her, “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen one who sees me!”
• Genesis 22:14And Abraham called the name of that place “The Lord provides.” It is said to this day, “In the mountain of the Lord provision will be made.”
• Genesis 28:19He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
• Genesis 30:30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The Lord has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”
• Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar, and he called it “The Lord is my Banner,”
• Psalms 34:6This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.
• Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.

Commentaries on Judges 15:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19God clave a hollow place that was in the jaw - בלחי אשר asher ballechi, that was in Lehi; that is, there was a hollow place in this Lehi, and God caused a fountain to spring up in it. Because the place was hollow it was capable of containing the water that rose up in it, and thus of becoming a well. En-hakkore - The well of the implorer; this name he gave to the spot where the water rose, in order to perpetuate the bounty of God in affording him this…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19An hollow place that was in the jaw - The right translation is, “the hollow place which is in Lehi.” The word translated “hollow place,” means a “mortar” Proverbs 27:22, and is here evidently a hollow or basin among the cliffs of Lehi, which, from its shape, was called “the mortar.” A spring, on the way from Socho to Eleutheropolis, was commonly called Samson‘s spring in the time of Jerome and writers in the 7th, 12th, and 14th centuries.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. 1-20Samson, who gets more attention in the book of Judges than any other judge, is more mysterious than Jephthah. Samson shows great inspiration as a leader. He also represents the unstoppable move toward chaos, which shows the need for a more organized society under a godly ruler.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. a hollow place ... in the jaw--"in Lehi"--taking the word as a proper noun, marking the place. there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again--His strength, exhausted by the violent and long-continued exertion, was recruited by the refreshing draft from the spring; and it was called En-hakkore--the "supplication well," a name which records the piety of this heroic champion.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 15:19

• En-Hakkore
• Lehi
• Miracles
• Samson
• Water

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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