Judges 4 · Verse 19

Judges 4:19

And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
Judges 4:19, King James Version

Judges 4:19 in other translations

BSBSisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.
WEBHe said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty.” She opened a container of milk, and gave him a drink, and covered him.
ASVAnd he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
YLTAnd he saith unto her, ‘Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water, for I am thirsty;' and she openeth the bottle of milk, and giveth him to drink, and covereth him.
DARBYAnd he said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. And she opened the flask of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
BBEThen he said to her, Give me now a little water, for I have need of a drink. And opening a skin of milk, she gave him drink, and put the cover over him again.
WebsterAnd he said to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

What does Judges 4:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. she ... gave him drink, and covered him--Sisera reckoned on this as a pledge of his safety, especially in the tent of a friendly sheik. This pledge was the strongest that could be sought or obtained, after he had partaken of refreshments, and been introduced in the inner or women's apartment.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 She opened a bottle of milk - She gave more than he requested; and her friendship increased his confidence and security.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 4:17-24

Sisera's chariots had been his pride and his confidence. Thus are those disappointed who rest on the creature; like a broken reed, it not only breaks under them, but pierces them with many sorrows. The idol may quickly become a burden, Is 46:1; what we were sick for, God can make us sick of. It is probable that Jael really intended kindness to Sisera; but by a Divine impulse she was afterwards led to consider him as…

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Judges 4:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413
הַשְׁקִינִי\־hash.ki.ni-give to drink meH8248
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
מְעַט\־me.'at-a little ofH4592
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwaterH4325
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
צָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiI am thirstyH6770
וַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.Tachand she openedH6605
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נֹ֧אודNod[the] skin-bottle ofH4997
הֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.Lav<the> milkH2461
וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huand she gave a drink himH8248
וַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ\׃va.te.kha.Se.huand she covered himH3680

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 4:19

  • Judges 5:25-26

    He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

  • John 4:7

    There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

  • Genesis 24:43

    Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

  • 1 Kings 17:10

    So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

  • Isaiah 41:17

    When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Give me.
5:25,26; Ge 24:43; 1Ki 17:10; Isa 41:17; Joh 4:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 4:18

    And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.

  • Judges 4:19

    And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

  • Judges 4:20

    Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

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Judges 4:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él le dijo: Ruégote me des á beber una poca de agua, que tengo sed. Y ella abrió un odre de leche y dióle de beber, y tornóle á cubrir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il lui dit: Je te prie, donne-moi un peu d’eau à boire, car j’ai soif. Et elle ouvrit l’outre du lait et lui donna à boire, et le couvrit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihr: Laß mich doch ein wenig Wasser trinken, denn mich dürstet. Und sie öffnete den Milchschlauch und ließ ihn trinken, und sie deckte ihn zu.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dixit ad eam: Da mihi, obsecro, paululum aquæ, quia sitio valde. Quæ aperuit utrem lactis, et dedit ei bibere, et operuit illum.