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Judges 15:18-19

Samson's Retaliation, Judah's Surrender, and the LORD's Deliverance at Lehi

From a broken marriage visit and retaliatory crop burning, through Philistine revenge and Judah's surrender of Samson, to Spirit-empowered victory with a jawbone and the LORD's mercy in providing water to His exhausted servant.

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18And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

19So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

1 Kings 17:6Classic cross-references Judges 14:3Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:7Classic cross-references Genesis 45:7Classic cross-references Isaiah 41:17Classic cross-references

Original words

And being veryמְאֹד֒H3966Adverbthirstyוַיִּצְמָא֮H6770Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular[Samson] cried outוַיִּקְרָ֤אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וַיֹּאמַ֔רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularYouאַתָּה֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularhave accomplishedנָתַ֣תָּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularthisהַזֹּ֑אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singulargreatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הH1419Article | Adjective - feminine singulardeliveranceהַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הH8668Article | Noun - feminine singularthroughבְיַֽד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructYour servantעַבְדְּךָ֔H5650Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMust I nowוְעַתָּה֙H6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbdieאָמ֣וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularof thirstבַּצָּמָ֔אH6772Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand fallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularinto the handsבְּיַ֥דH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃H6189Article | Adjective - masculine plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

1 Samuel 30:12Classic cross-references Genesis 45:27Classic cross-references Isaiah 44:3Classic cross-references Judges 15:9Classic cross-references Psalms 34:6Classic cross-references

Original words

So Godאֱלֹהִ֜יםH430Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markeropened upוַיִּבְקַ֨עH1234Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe hollow placeהַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁH4388Article | Noun - masculine singularאֲשֶׁר־אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativein Lehiבַּלֶּ֗חִיH3895Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand waterמַ֙יִם֙H4325Noun - masculine pluralcame outוַיֵּצְא֨וּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralof itמִמֶּ֤נּוּH4480Preposition | third person masculine singularWhen Samson drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּH8354Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis strengthרוּח֖וֹH7307Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularreturnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand he was revivedוַיֶּ֑חִיH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularThat is whyעַל־H5921Preposition. . .כֵּ֣ן׀H3651Adverbhe named itקָרָ֣אH7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .שְׁמָ֗הּH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularvvvעֵ֤יןH5875En-hakkoreהַקּוֹרֵא֙H5875Noun - proper - feminine singularand it remainsאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativein Lehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיH3896Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singulartoעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

En-hakkore means the spring of him who calls.

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