Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached down and took it, and with it he killed a thousand men.
Judges 15:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Samson said, With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain 1,000 men! American Standard Version (1901) And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men. Common English Bible Samson said, “With a donkey’s jawbone, stacks on stacks! With a donkey’s jawbone, I’ve killed one thousand men.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "With the jawbone of a donkey, with the jaw of the colt of a donkey, I have destroyed them, and I have struck down a thousand men." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: With the jawbone of an ass, with the jaw of the colt of asses, I have destroyed them, and have slain a thousand men. |
Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached down and took it, and with it he killed a thousand men.
When he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone, and that place was called Ramath-lehi.
When the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said, “Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us.”