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 ran to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because Heber’s family was on friendly terms with King Jabin of Hazor. 18Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come into my tent, sir. Come in. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again. 20“Stand at the door of the tent,” he told her. “If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here, say no.” 21But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg in her hand. Then she drove the tent peg through his temple and into the ground, and 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 5:26Then with her left hand she reached for a tent peg, and with her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera with the hammer, crushing his head. With a shattering blow, she pierced his temples.
• Genesis 24:43See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”
• 1 Kings 17:10So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?”
• Isaiah 41:17“When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.
• John 4:7Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please 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