Judges 15:16
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
Judges 15:16 in other translations
| BSB | Then Samson said: “With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them into heaps. With the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men.” |
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| WEB | Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.” |
| ASV | And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. |
| YLT | And Samson saith, ‘With a jaw-bone of the ass--an ass upon asses--with a jaw-bone of the ass I have smitten a thousand men.' |
| DARBY | And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, a heap, two heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I slain a thousand men. |
| BBE | And Samson said, With a red ass's mouth-bone I have made them red with blood, with a red ass's mouth-bone I have sent destruction on a thousand men. |
| Webster | And Samson said, With the jaw-bone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. |
What does Judges 15:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 15:9-17
Jud 15:9-13. He Is Bound by the Men of Judah, and Delivered to the Philistines. 9-17. Then the Philistines went up--to the high land of Judah. and spread themselves in Lehi--now El-Lekieh, abounding with limestone cliffs; the sides of which are perforated with caves. The object of the Philistines in this expedition was to apprehend Samson, in revenge for the great slaughter he had committed on their people. With a…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 15:9-17
Sin dispirits men, it hides from their eyes the things that belong to their peace. The Israelites blamed Samson for what he had done against the Philistines, as if he had done them a great injury. Thus our Lord Jesus did many good works, and for those the Jews were ready to stone him. When the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, his cords were loosed: where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, and those are…
Judges 15:16 in the original Hebrew
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heaps upon heaps. Heb. an heap, two heaps.
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Context
- Judges 15:15
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
- Judges 15:16
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
- Judges 15:17
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.
Judges 15:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Samsón dijo: con la quijada de un asno, un montón, dos montones; con la quijada de un asno herí mil hombres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samson dit: Avec la mâchoire de l’âne, un monceau, deux monceaux! Avec la mâchoire de l’âne j’ai frappé 1 000 hommes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Simson sprach: Mit dem Eselskinnbacken einen Haufen, zwei Haufen Mit dem Eselskinnbacken habe ich tausend Mann erschlagen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et ait: In maxilla asini, in mandibula pulli asinarum, delevi eos, et percussi mille viros. |