Judges 15:19

So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records God's action at the hollow place in Lehi immediately after Samson cries out to the LORD while dying of thirst following his defeat of the Philistines.

The words — וַיִּבְקַע (va-yivqeaʿ) translates literally as "he split open," describing God's physical rupture of the deep hollow (הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ, ha-makketesh) that releases water.

The thread — This provision pattern aligns with Isaiah 44:3 and Psalm 34:6, where God answers cries from the thirsty and delivers those who call upon Him.

Why it lands — The text states a sequence of plea, divine rupture, and physical restoration, requiring the reader to observe that recovery follows direct intervention without adding explanatory speculation.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En–hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

Cross-references

Genesis 45:27 However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.
Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Psalms 34:6 This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Genesis 16:13 So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
Genesis 28:19 and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
Genesis 30:30 Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
Exodus 17:15 And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
1 Samuel 30:12 a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
Psalms 120:1 A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.