Judges

Judges 15:15–17

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.”

17And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.d

Footnotes

  • c 15:16 Or I have made them into donkeys
  • d 15:17 Ramath-lehi means the hill of the jawbone.

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Judges 15:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אway·yim·ṣāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
the freshטְרִיָּ֑הṭə·rî·yāhAdjective - feminine singularH2961 fresh
jawboneלְחִֽי־lə·ḥî-Noun - feminine singular constructH3895 jaw, cheek
of a donkeyחֲמ֖וֹרḥă·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH2543 heap
reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
his handיָדוֹ֙yā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and took itוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָway·yiq·qā·ḥe·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3947 take
and struck downוַיַּךְ־way·yaḵ-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
a thousandאֶ֥לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singular constructH505 thousand
menאִֽישׁ׃’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man

Judges 15:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןšim·šō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH8123 Samson
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil·ḥîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3895 jaw, cheek
of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha·ḥă·mō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2543 heap
I have piled themחֲמ֖וֹרḥă·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH2565 heap
into heapsחֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםḥă·mō·rā·ṯā·yimNoun - mdH2565 heap
With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil·ḥîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3895 jaw, cheek
of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha·ḥă·mō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2543 heap
I have slainהִכֵּ֖יתִיhik·kê·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5221 smite
a thousandאֶ֥לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singular constructH505 thousand
menאִֽישׁ׃’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man

Judges 15:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוַֽיְהִי֙way·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
whenכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹkə·ḵal·lō·ṯōwPreposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
speakingלְדַבֵּ֔רlə·ḏab·bêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1696 speak
he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְway·yaš·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7993 throw, fling, cast
the jawboneהַלְּחִ֖יhal·lə·ḥîArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3895 jaw, cheek
from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmî·yā·ḏōwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and he namedוַיִּקְרָ֛אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
thatהַה֖וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
placeלַמָּק֥וֹםlam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
Ramath-lehiלֶֽחִי׃le·ḥîNoun - proper - feminine singularH7437 Ramath-Lechi

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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.