| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:18:1 ⧉וַיִּצְמָא֮vayitsmaand he was thirsty Judges 15:18:2 ⧉מְאֹד֒meodvery Judges 15:18:3 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֤אvayikraand he called Judges 15:18:4 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָה֙elyahwehto the LORD Judges 15:18:5 ⧉וַיֹּאמַ֔רvayomarand he said Judges 15:18:6 ⧉אַתָּה֙atayou Judges 15:18:7 ⧉נָתַ֣תָּnatattayou gave Judges 15:18:8 ⧉בְיַֽד־עַבְדְּךָ֔beyadavdekhaby the hand of your servant Judges 15:18:9 ⧉אֶת־הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הethateshua{direct object} the salvation Judges 15:18:10 ⧉הַגְּדֹלָ֖הhagedolathe great Judges 15:18:11 ⧉הַזֹּ֑אתhazotthis Judges 15:18:12 ⧉וְעַתָּה֙veataand now Judges 15:18:13 ⧉אָמ֣וּתamutshall I die Judges 15:18:14 ⧉בַּצָּמָ֔אbatsamain the thirst Judges 15:18:15 ⧉וְנָפַלְתִּ֖יvenafaltiand fall Judges 15:18:16 ⧉בְּיַ֥דbeyadinto the hand of Judges 15:18:17 ⧉הָעֲרֵלִֽים׃haarelimthe uncircumcised {ones} |
| 18. Formal Translation He became very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD {Yahweh, Deliverance Giver} and said, “You have placed this great deliverance in the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?” |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Parched with thirst, he cried out to the LORD {Yahweh, Water Provider}, “You have granted this remarkable victory to your servant; must I now die of thirst and fall into the grasp of the uncircumcised?” |