Judges 15:18-19
18 He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant ▼▼tn Heb “you have placed into the hand of your servant.”
this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into the hands of these uncircumcised Philistines?” ▼▼tn Heb “the hand of uncircumcised.” “Hand” often represents power or control. “The uncircumcised [ones]” is used as a pejorative and in the context refers to the Philistines.
19So God split open the basin ▼▼tn The word translated “basin” refers to a circular-shaped depression in the land’s surface.
at Lehi, and water flowed out from it. When he took a drink, his strength ▼▼tn Heb “spirit.”
was restored and he revived. For this reason he named the spring ▼▼tn Heb “named it”; the referent (the spring) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
En Hakkore. ▼▼sn The name En Hakkore means “Spring of the one who cries out.”
It remains in Lehi to this very day.
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