Judges 15:16-17
English Standard Version
16 And Samson said,
“With the jawbone of a donkey,
heaps upon heaps,
with the jawbone of a donkey
have I struck down a thousand men.”
17 As soon as he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand. And that place (A)was called Ramath-lehi.[a]
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- Judges 15:17 Ramath-lehi means the hill of the jawbone
Judges 15:16-17
New International Version
16 Then Samson said,
“With a donkey’s jawbone
I have made donkeys of them.[a](A)
With a donkey’s jawbone
I have killed a thousand men.”
17 When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.[b](B)
Footnotes
- Judges 15:16 Or made a heap or two; the Hebrew for donkey sounds like the Hebrew for heap.
- Judges 15:17 Ramath Lehi means jawbone hill.
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