Judges

Judges 15:15–16

¹⁵He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men. ¹⁶Then Samson said:

“With the jawbone of a donkey

I have piled them into heaps.^c

With the jawbone of a donkey

I have slain a thousand men.”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He found	וַיִּמְצָ֥א	way·yim·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
the fresh	טְרִיָּ֑ה	ṭə·rî·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2961 fresh
jawbone	לְחִֽי־	lə·ḥî-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3895 jaw, cheek
of a donkey	חֲמ֖וֹר	ḥă·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
reached out	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and took it	וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ	way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
and struck down	וַיַּךְ־	way·yaḵ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
a thousand	אֶ֥לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular construct	H505 thousand
men	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
With the jawbone	בִּלְחִ֣י	bil·ḥî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3895 jaw, cheek
of a donkey	הַחֲמ֔וֹר	ha·ḥă·mō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
I have piled them	חֲמ֖וֹר	ḥă·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H2565 heap
into heaps	חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם	ḥă·mō·rā·ṯā·yim	Noun - md	H2565 heap
With the jawbone	בִּלְחִ֣י	bil·ḥî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3895 jaw, cheek
of a donkey	הַחֲמ֔וֹר	ha·ḥă·mō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
I have slain	הִכֵּ֖יתִי	hik·kê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite
a thousand	אֶ֥לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular construct	H505 thousand
men	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

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Judges 15:15 Leviticus 26:8 · Joshua 23:10 · Judges 3:31 · 1 Samuel 17:49–50 · Judges 4:21 · 1 Corinthians 1:27–28 · Judges 7:16 · 1 Samuel 14:6 · 1 Samuel 14:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.