KJV King James Version
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?
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Judges 15:18
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And 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?”
WEB World English Bible
He was very thirsty, and called on Yahweh, and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”
ASV American Standard Version
And he was sore athirst, and called on Jehovah, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he thirsteth exceedingly, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, ‘Thou—Thou hast given by the hand of Thy servant this great salvation; and now, I die with thirst, and have fallen into the hand of the uncircumcised.’
Surrounding context — Judges 15
15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.
18 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?
19 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 Enhakkore, which [is] in Lehi unto this day.
20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
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וַיִּצְמָא֮H6770 · tsa.meto thirstמְאֹד֒H3966 · me.odmuchוַיִּקְרָ֤אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֹּאמַ֔רH559 · a.marto sayאַתָּה֙H859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)נָתַ֣תָּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveבְיַֽד־H3027 · yadhandעַבְדְּךָ֔H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הH8668 · te.shu.ahdeliverance: salvationהַגְּדֹלָ֖הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeהַזֹּ֑אתH2063 · zotthisוְעַתָּה֙H6258 · at.tahnowאָמ֣וּתH4191 · mutto dieבַּצָּמָ֔אH6772 · tsa.mathirstוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallבְּיַ֥דH3027 · yadhandהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃H6189 · a.reluncircumcised
Cross-references
Psalm 3:7-8Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.Psalm 22:14-15I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.2 Corinthians 12:7-8And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.John 19:28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.2 Samuel 1:20Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.Judges 16:28And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.Genesis 32:31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.1 Samuel 17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.2 Corinthians 4:8-9[We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;Psalm 18:31-40For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?1 Samuel 17:26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.Genesis 12:12-13Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This [is] his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.Judges 8:4And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them].Hebrews 11:32And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:2 Corinthians 1:8-9For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
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