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 15:17 in other translations
| BSB | And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. |
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| WEB | When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass when he finisheth speaking, that he casteth away the jaw-bone out of his hand, and calleth that place Ramath-Lehi; |
| DARBY | And it came to pass when he had ended speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-Lehi. |
| BBE | And having said these words, he let the mouth-bone go out of his hand; so that place was named Ramath-lehi. |
| Webster | And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jaw-bone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. |
What does Judges 15:17 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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 15:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 15:18
And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
Judges 15:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y acabando de hablar, echó de su mano la quijada, y llamó á aquel lugar Ramath-lehi. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva que, quand il eut achevé de parler, il jeta de sa main la mâchoire, et nomma ce lieu-là Ramath-Lékhi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als er ausgeredet hatte, da warf er den Kinnbacken aus seiner Hand; und er nannte selbigen Ort Ramath-Lechi. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque hæc verba canens complesset, projecit mandibulam de manu, et vocavit nomen loci illius Ramathlechi, quod interpretatur, Elevatio maxillæ. |