Passage Research
Judges 15 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Judges 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 321 / 141
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Judges 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁמְשׁוֹן | Shimshôwn | H8123 | 9 | Shimshon |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּי | Pᵉlishtîy | H6430 | 9 | Pelishtite |
| לְחִי | lᵉchîy | H3895 | 5 | cheek, fleshiness |
| אָסַר | ʼâçar | H631 | 5 | yoke, hitch |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 7 | hand, open |
| לֶחִי | Lechîy | H3896 | 3 | Lechi |
| זָנָב | zânâb | H2180 | 3 | tail |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Judges 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“So little notice did the men of Judah take of their deliverer, that he was ready to perish for want of a draught of water. Thus are the greatest slights often put upon those who do the greatest services. Samson prayed to God in this distress. Those that forget to attend God their praises, may be compelled to attend him with their prayers. Past experiences of God's power and goodness, are excellent pleas in prayer for further mercy. He pleads his being exposed to God's enemies; our best pleas are taken from God's glory. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Judges 15:18–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Etam 1 — Judg 15:11
- Lehi — Judg 15:14
- Ramath-lehi — Judg 15:17
- En-hakkore — Judg 15:19
- Timnah 1 — Judg 15:6
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