Add parallel Print Page Options

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 [a]that place was called [b]Ramath-lehi. 18 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. 19 But God clave the hollow place that is in [c]Lehi, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore [d]the name thereof was called [e]En-hakkore, which is in Lehi, unto this day.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 15:17 Or, he called that place
  2. Judges 15:17 That is, The hill of the jawbone.
  3. Judges 15:19 Or, the jawbone
  4. Judges 15:19 Or, he called the name thereof
  5. Judges 15:19 That is, The spring of him that called.

17 When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.[a](A)

18 Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord,(B) “You have given your servant this great victory.(C) Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” 19 Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned and he revived.(D) So the spring(E) was called En Hakkore,[b] and it is still there in Lehi.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 15:17 Ramath Lehi means jawbone hill.
  2. Judges 15:19 En Hakkore means caller’s spring.