Judges 15:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

He was very 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 of thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great deliverance. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he was sore{H3966} athirst,{H6770} and called{H7121} on Jehovah,{H3068} and said,{H559} Thou hast given{H5414} this great{H1419} deliverance{H8668} by the hand{H3027} of thy servant;{H5650} and now shall I die{H4191} for thirst,{H6772} and fall{H5307} into the hand{H3027} of the uncircumcised.{H6189}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he was sore{H3966} athirst{H6770}{(H8799)}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} on the LORD{H3068}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thou hast given{H5414}{(H8804)} this great{H1419} deliverance{H8668} into the hand{H3027} of thy servant{H5650}: and now shall I die{H4191}{(H8799)} for thirst{H6772}, and fall{H5307}{(H8804)} into the hand{H3027} of the uncircumcised{H6189}?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But wha he was sore a thyrst, he called vpo the LORDE, & saide: Soch greate health hast thou geue by the hade of thy seruaunt, but now must I dye a thyrst, & fall in to ye hande of ye vncircucised.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he was sore a thirst, and called on the Lorde, and sayde, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruaunt: and nowe shall I dye for thirst, and fall into the handes of the vncircumcised?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he was sore a thyrst, and called on the Lord, and sayde: Thou hast geuen this great victory in the hande of thy seruaunt: and nowe I must dye for thirst, and fall into the handes of the vncircumcised.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    After this, he was in great need of water, and crying out to the Lord, he said, You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now need of water will be my death; and I will be given into the hands of this people who are without circumcision.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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 these uncircumcised Philistines?”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 12:12-13 : 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive. 13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife's sake.
  • Gen 32:31 : 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he limped on his hip.
  • Judg 8:4 : 4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and crossed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
  • Judg 16:28 : 28 Then Samson called to the LORD, saying, "O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes."
  • 1 Sam 17:26 : 26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
  • 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
  • 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 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 quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.
  • 2 Sam 1:20 : 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
  • Ps 3:7-8 : 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for you have smitten all my enemies on the cheekbone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing is upon your people. Selah.
  • Ps 18:31-40 : 31 For who is God except the LORD? or who is a rock except our God? 32 It is God who girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect. 33 He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me upon my high places. 34 He teaches my hands to war, so that a bow of bronze is broken by my arms. 35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: your right hand has held me up, and your gentleness has made me great. 36 You have enlarged my steps under me, so that my feet did not slip. 37 I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn back till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them so that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet. 39 For you have girded me with strength for the battle: you have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy those who hate me.
  • Ps 22:14-15 : 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws; You have brought me into the dust of death.
  • John 19:28 : 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst.
  • 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed beyond measure, above strength, so much that we despaired even of life. 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
  • 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
  • 2 Cor 12:7-8 : 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.
  • Heb 11:32 : 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

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