Judges 15:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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.” | And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai-YO-mer | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| Samson | שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן | shim-SHON | H8123 | Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן (shim.shon) A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.24; son of: Manoah (H4495); married to Delilah (H1807) Also named: Sampsōn (Σαμψών "Samson" G4546) § Samson = "like the sun" a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years |
| with [the] jawbone of | בִּלְחִ֣י | bil-CHI | H3895H | jawלְחִי (le.chi) 1) jaw, cheek 1a) jaw, jawbone (of animal) 1b) cheek (of man) |
| the donkey | הַחֲמ֔וֹר | ha-cha-MOR | H2543 | donkeyחֲמוֹר (cha.mor) (he) ass |
| a heap | חֲמ֖וֹר | cha-MOR | H2565 | heapחֲמוֹר (cha.mo.rah) heap |
| two heaps | חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם | cha-mo-ra-TA-yim | H2565 | heapחֲמוֹר (cha.mo.rah) heap |
| with [the] jawbone of | בִּלְחִ֣י | bil-CHI | H3895H | jawלְחִי (le.chi) 1) jaw, cheek 1a) jaw, jawbone (of animal) 1b) cheek (of man) |
| the donkey | הַחֲמ֔וֹר | ha-cha-MOR | H2543 | donkeyחֲמוֹר (cha.mor) (he) ass |
| I struck down | הִכֵּ֖יתִי | hi-KEI-ti | H5221 | to smiteנָכָה (na.khah) 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) … |
| a thousand | אֶ֥לֶף | 'E-lef | H0505G | thousandאֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops |
| man | אִֽישׁ׃ | 'Ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.