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’ve piled them in heaps! With the jawbone of a donkey, I’ve killed a thousand men!” 17When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill. Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?” 19So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,” and it is still in Lehi to this day. 20Samson judged Israel for twenty years during the period when the Philistines dominated the land.

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 then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
• Psalms 22:14My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
• John 19:28Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.
• Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked!
• Psalms 18:31For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?
• Genesis 32:31The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.
• Genesis 12:12When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’
• Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’
• 1 Samuel 27:1But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
• Hebrews 11:32How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all the prophets.
• 1 Samuel 17:26David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?”
• 2 Samuel 1:20Don’t announce the news in Gath, don’t proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice and the pagans will laugh in triumph.

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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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