Judges 4:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Sisera 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.”

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Read Judges 4:19 in the flow of Judges4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Judges4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Sisera 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And 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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 4:19 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 24:43Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’
  2. Judges 5:25He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.
  3. 1 Kings 17:10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
  4. Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  5. John 4:7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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