1 Samuel 7:6

HOT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ ויקבצו המצפתה וישׁאבו מים וישׁפכו לפני יהוה ויצומו ביום ההוא ויאמרו שׁם חטאנו ליהוה וישׁפט שׁמואל את בני ישׂראל במצפה׃

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drew water.Grotius says, that the pouring out of water means the shedding of tears; and the Targum reads, "And they poured out their hearts in penitence, as waters, before the Lord." Others suppose that it was done emblematically, to represent the contrition of their hearts, and their desire to wash away their past offences. But some learned men conceive that it was poured out as a libation, in token of joy, after they had fasted and confessed their sin, as they were wont to do in the feast of tabernacles. (See note on Nu. 29:35.)
1 Samuel 1:15; 2 Samuel 14:14; Job 16:20; Psalms 6:6; Psalms 42:3; Psalms 119:136; Jeremiah 9:1
Lamentations 2:11; Lamentations 2:18; Lamentations 3:49
fasted.
2 Chronicles 20:3; Ezra 8:21-23; Nehemiah 9:1-3; Daniel 9:3-5; Joel 2:12; Jonah 3:1-10
We have sinned.
Leviticus 26:40; Judges 10:10; 1 Kings 8:47; Ezra 9:5-10; Job 33:27; Job 40:4; Job 42:6
Psalms 38:3-8; Psalms 106:6; Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 31:19; Luke 15:18
judged.
Judges 3:10; Nehemiah 9:27; Ezekiel 20:4