Judges
Judges 15:18
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?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And being very | מְאֹד֒ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| thirsty | וַיִּצְמָא֮ | way·yiṣ·mā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6770 be thirsty |
| cried out | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| You | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have accomplished | נָתַ֣תָּ | nā·ṯa·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| great | הַגְּדֹלָ֖ה | hag·gə·ḏō·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| deliverance | הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥ה | hat·tə·šū·‘āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| through | בְיַֽד־ | ḇə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֔ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Must I now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| die | אָמ֣וּת | ’ā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H4191 die |
| of thirst | בַּצָּמָ֔א | baṣ·ṣā·mā | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6772 thirst |
| and fall | וְנָפַלְתִּ֖י | wə·nā·p̄al·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| into the hands | בְּיַ֥ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the uncircumcised | הָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ | hā·‘ă·rê·lîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H6189 having foreskin |
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Psalm 3:7–8 · Psalm 22:14–15 · 2 Corinthians 12:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.