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Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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?” <a href="/esv/judges/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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?” <a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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?” <a href="/kjv/judges/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/judges/15.htm">New King James Version</a> 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?” <a href="/nasb_/judges/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he became very thirsty, and he called to the LORD and said, “You have handed this great victory over to Your servant, and now am I to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” <a href="/nasb/judges/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he became very thirsty, and he called to the LORD and said, &#8220You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant, and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he became very thirsty, and he called to the LORD and said, “Thou hast given this great deliverance by the hand of Thy servant, and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” <a href="/lsb/judges/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he became very thirsty, and he called to Yahweh and said, “You have given this great salvation by the hand of Your slave, but now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” <a href="/amp/judges/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Samson was very thirsty, and he called out to the LORD and said, “You have given this great victory through the hand of Your servant, and now am I to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised (pagans)?” <a href="/csb/judges/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He became very thirsty and called out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great victory through your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised? ” <a href="/hcsb/judges/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He became very thirsty and called out to the LORD: &#8220You have accomplished this great victory through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/judges/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Samson was so thirsty that he prayed, "Our LORD, you helped me win a battle against a whole army. Please don't let me die of thirst now. Those heathen Philistines will carry off my dead body." <a href="/erv/judges/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Samson was very thirsty. So he called out to the LORD and said, "You have given me this great victory. But now I'll die from thirst and fall into the power of godless men." <a href="/gnt/judges/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Samson became very thirsty, so he called to the LORD and said, "You gave me this great victory; am I now going to die of thirst and be captured by these heathen Philistines?" <a href="/isv/judges/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Aferward, he became thirsty, called out to the LORD, and told him, "So, you provided this great deliverance at the hands of your servant, but now I'm to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?" <a href="/msb/judges/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/judges/15.htm">NET Bible</a> He 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?" <a href="/nheb/judges/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He was very thirsty, and called on the LORD, 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?" <a href="/wbt/judges/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he was very thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die by thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? <a href="/web/judges/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he thirsts exceedingly, and calls to YHWH, and says, “You have given this great salvation by the hand of Your servant; and now, I die with thirst, and have fallen into the hand of the uncircumcised.” <a href="/ylt/judges/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/judges/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will thirst greatly, and he will call to Jehovah and will say, Thou gavest into the hand of thy servant this great salvation, and now shall I die with thirst and fall into the hand of Philisteim?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Arid being very thirsty, he cried to the Lord, and said: Thou hast given this very great deliverance and victory into the hand of thy servant: and behold I die for thirst, and shall fall into the hands of the uncircumcised. <a href="/cpdv/judges/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And being very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, and he said: “You have given, to the hand of your servant, this very great salvation and victory. But see that I am dying of thirst, and so I will fall into the hands of the uncircumcised.” <a href="/nabre/judges/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Being very thirsty, he cried to the LORD and said, “You have put this great victory into the hand of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> By then he was very thirsty, and he called on the LORD, saying, “You have granted this great victory by the hand of your servant. Am I now to die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he was very thirsty, so he called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great victory into the hand of thy servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? <a href="/hpbt/judges/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he was very thirsty and he called LORD JEHOVAH and said: “You have given into the hand of your Servant this great victory, and now shall I die of thirst or shall I fall into the hand of these uncircumcised men?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, 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?' <a href="/sep/judges/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he was very thirsty, and wept before the Lord, and said, Thou hast been well pleased to grant this great deliverance by the hand of thy servant, and new shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? <a href="/parallel/judges/15-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=4647" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Samson's Revenge</a> …17And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. 18<a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">And being very</a> <a href="/hebrew/6770.htm" title="6770: way·yiṣ·mā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be thirsty. A primitive root; to thirst.">thirsty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">Samson cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯa·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">have accomplished</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gə·ḏō·lāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/8668.htm" title="8668: hat·tə·šū·‘āh (Art:: N-fs) -- Deliverance, salvation. Or tshuah; from shava' in the sense of yasha'; rescue.">deliverance</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Must I now</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ’ā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die</a> <a href="/hebrew/6772.htm" title="6772: baṣ·ṣā·mā (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Thirst. From tsame'; thirst.">of thirst</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄al·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">and fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: hā·‘ă·rê·lîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised.">of the uncircumcised?”</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11</a> Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink. <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Psalm 78:15-16</a> He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. / He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers. <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a> The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a> Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a> and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4-9</a> Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. / Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. ... <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a> With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, <a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a> ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? <a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a> Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a> On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a> “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he was sore thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, You have given this great deliverance into the hand of your servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?he was sore<a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Judges 8:4</a> And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.<a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14,15</a> I 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… <a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a> After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.thou hast given<a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7,8</a> Arise, 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… <a href="/psalms/18-31.htm">Psalm 18:31-40</a> For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? … shall<a href="/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31</a> And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.<a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7,8</a> And 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… and fall<a href="/genesis/12-12.htm">Genesis 12:12,13</a> Therefore 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… <a href="/genesis/20-11.htm">Genesis 20:11</a> And 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.<a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">1 Samuel 27:1</a> And 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.the uncircumcised<a href="/1_samuel/17-26.htm">1 Samuel 17:26,36</a> And 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? … <a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">2 Samuel 1:20</a> Tell 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Athirst</a> <a href="/joshua/5-8.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/judges/14-17.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/15-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/49-18.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/judges/13-22.htm">Die</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/judges/15-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/15-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Need</a> <a href="/judges/10-15.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/judges/14-17.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Thirsteth</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/judges/14-3.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Victory</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Athirst</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/judges/18-23.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/16-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/judges/16-30.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/judges/16-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/16-18.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/judges/20-34.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Thirst</a> <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Thirsteth</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">Victory</a> <a href="/judges/15-19.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 15</div>1. <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Samson is denied his wife</a> 3. <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands</a> 6. <a href="/judges/15-6.htm">His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines</a> 8. <a href="/judges/15-8.htm">Samson smites them hip and thigh</a> 9. <a href="/judges/15-9.htm">He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines</a> 14. <a href="/judges/15-14.htm">He kills them with a jawbone</a> 18. <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And being very thirsty Samson's physical thirst highlights his human vulnerability despite his supernatural strength. This moment of weakness contrasts with his previous triumph over the Philistines, emphasizing the dependency of even the strongest individuals on God for sustenance. Thirst is a recurring biblical motif symbolizing spiritual longing (<a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a>).Samson cried out to the LORD This marks a rare instance of Samson directly praying to God, indicating a moment of humility and recognition of divine authority. It reflects the biblical theme of calling upon the Lord in times of distress (<a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a>). Samson's prayer shows a shift from self-reliance to seeking divine intervention.“You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Samson acknowledges that the victory over the Philistines was not by his own strength but by God's power. This confession aligns with the biblical principle that God is the source of all deliverance (<a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3</a>). The term "servant" indicates Samson's role as an instrument of God's will, similar to other judges and prophets.Must I now die of thirst Samson's question underscores the irony of achieving a great victory only to face death from a basic need. It reflects the human tendency to doubt God's provision after experiencing His power. This echoes Israel's complaints in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Exodus 17:3</a>), where physical needs tested faith.and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” The term "uncircumcised" refers to the Philistines, highlighting the covenantal distinction between Israel and its enemies. Circumcision was a sign of the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>), and Samson's concern reflects the shame of being defeated by those outside God's covenant. This phrase underscores the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Philistines, a central theme in the narrative of Judges.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samson.htm">Samson</a> A judge of Israel known for his supernatural strength, which was a gift from God. He was consecrated as a Nazirite from birth. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the source of Samson's strength and deliverance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_philistines.htm">The Philistines</a> The uncircumcised enemies of Israel, whom Samson was divinely empowered to fight against. 4. <a href="/topical/l/lehi.htm">Lehi</a> The place where Samson defeated a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey, leading to his intense thirst. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_deliverance.htm">The Deliverance</a> The miraculous victory God granted Samson over the Philistines, showcasing God's power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Samson's cry to God in his moment of need highlights the importance of recognizing our dependence on God for both physical and spiritual sustenance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> Despite Samson's flaws, God remains faithful to deliver and provide for him, reminding us of God's unwavering faithfulness to His people. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_desperation.htm">Prayer in Desperation</a> Samson's prayer teaches us to turn to God in our moments of desperation, trusting in His ability to provide for our needs. <a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_god's_work.htm">Acknowledging God's Work</a> Samson acknowledges God's role in his victory, reminding us to give credit to God for the successes and deliverances in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_thirst.htm">Spiritual Thirst</a> Just as Samson experienced physical thirst, we are reminded of our need to seek God to satisfy our spiritual thirst.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 15</a> <a href="/q/does_judges_15_18-19's_water_event_fit_history.htm">In Judges 15:18–19, does the sudden appearance of water from a split in the ground fit known natural phenomena or historical records? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_comfort_grief.htm">How does God provide deliverance from troubles?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_abraham_host_the_lord_as_travelers.htm">How could Abraham host and feed three travelers identified as the Lord in human form (Genesis 18:1-5) without any hint of deception or strangeness?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_samson_touch_the_lion's_remains.htm">Why does Samson, who is under a Nazirite vow, freely handle the lion's remains (Judges 14:8-9)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) He was sore athirst.--It was in the heat of harvest time, and he had pursued the Philistines till he was exhausted.Into the hand.--Rather, by the hand.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - He was sore athirst. The incredible exertions which he had made in pursuing and slaying the Philistines put him in danger of his life from thirst. He thought he should die, and be found and abused by his uncircumcised foes. His only resource was prayer to God, who had helped him hitherto, We may note by the way that the more God gives, the more he encourages us to ask. <a href="/commentaries/judges/15-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And being very מְאֹד֒ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily thirsty, וַיִּצְמָא֮ (way·yiṣ·mā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6770.htm">Strong's 6770: </a> To be thirsty [Samson] cried out וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “You אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you have accomplished נָתַ֣תָּ (nā·ṯa·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, great הַגְּדֹלָ֖ה (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent deliverance הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥ה (hat·tə·šū·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8668.htm">Strong's 8668: </a> Deliverance, salvation through בְיַֽד־ (ḇə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand Your servant. עַבְדְּךָ֔ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant Must I now וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time die אָמ֣וּת (’ā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill of thirst בַּצָּמָ֔א (baṣ·ṣā·mā) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6772.htm">Strong's 6772: </a> Thirst and fall וְנָפַלְתִּ֖י (wə·nā·p̄al·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie into the hands בְּיַ֥ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the uncircumcised?” הָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ (hā·‘ă·rê·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6189.htm">Strong's 6189: </a> Having foreskin (uncircumcised) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">OT History: Judges 15:18 He was very thirsty and called (Jd Judg. 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