Judges 15:14
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Now when he was come to the place of the Jawbone, and the Philistines shouting went to meet him, the Spirit of the Lord came strongly upon him: and as flax is wont to be consumed at the approach of fire, so the bands with which he was bound were broken and loosed.

the Philistines

Judges 5:30 Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn necks.

Judges 10:14 Go, and call upon the gods which you have chosen: let them deliver you in the time of distress.

Exodus 14:3,5 And Pharao will say of the children of Israel: They are straitened in the land, the desert hath shut them in. . . .

1 Samuel 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, and the earth rang again.

Job 20:5 That the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not, thou my enemy, over me, because I am fallen: I shall arise, when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

the Spirit

Judges 3:10 And the spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered Chusan Rasathaim, king of Syria, and he overthrew him:

Judges 14:6,19 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, and he tore the lion as he would have torn a kid in pieces, having nothing at all in his hand: and he would not tell this to his father and mother. . . .

Zechariah 4:6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

the cords

Judges 16:9,12 Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber, expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength lay. . . .

1 Samuel 17:35 And I pursued after them, and struck them, and delivered it out of their mouth: and they rose up against me, and I caught them by the throat, and I strangled, and killed them.

Psalm 18:34 Who teacheth my hands to war: and thou hast made my arms like a brazen bow.

Psalm 118:11 Surrounding me they compassed me about: and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged on them.

Philippians 4:3 And I entreat thee also, my sincere companion, help those women who have laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement and the rest of my fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

loosed.

Context
Samson's Revenge
13They said: We will not kill thee: but we will deliver thee up bound. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him from the rock Etam. 14Now when he was come to the place of the Jawbone, and the Philistines shouting went to meet him, the Spirit of the Lord came strongly upon him: and as flax is wont to be consumed at the approach of fire, so the bands with which he was bound were broken and loosed.15And finding a jawbone, even the jawbone of an ass, which lay there, catching it up, he slew therewith a thousand men.…
Cross References
Judges 14:19
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ascalon, and slew there thirty men whose garments he took away, and gave to them that had declared the riddle. And being exceeding angry, he went up to his father's house:

Judges 15:13
They said: We will not kill thee: but we will deliver thee up bound. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him from the rock Etam.

1 Samuel 11:6
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul, when he had heard these words, and his anger was exceedingly kindled.

Lexicon
When
הוּא־ (hū-)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

[Samson] arrived
בָ֣א (ḇā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

in
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Lehi,
לֶ֔חִי (le·ḥî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3896: Lehi -- a place probably in Judah

the Philistines
וּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖ים‪‬‪‬‪‬‪‬‪‬ (ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

came out shouting
הֵרִ֣יעוּ (hê·rî·‘ū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7321: To mar, to split the ears, shout

against him.
לִקְרָאת֑וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way

And the Spirit
ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

of the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

came mightily
וַתִּצְלַ֨ח (wat·tiṣ·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6743: To push forward

upon him.
עָלָ֜יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

The ropes
הָעֲבֹתִ֜ים (hā·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm)
Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5688: Something intwined, a string, wreath, foliage

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his arms
זְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יו (zə·rō·w·‘ō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force

became
וַתִּהְיֶ֨ינָה (wat·tih·ye·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like burnt
בָּעֲר֣וּ (bā·‘ă·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

flax,
כַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ (kap·piš·tîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6593: Flax, linen

and the bonds
אֱסוּרָ֖יו (’ĕ·sū·rāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 612: A band, bond

broke loose
וַיִּמַּ֥סּוּ (way·yim·mas·sū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4549: To liquefy, to waste, to faint

from
מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al)
Preposition-m
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his hands.
יָדָֽיו׃ (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily on him, and the cords that were on his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.

And they came to Lechi: and the Philistines shouted, and ran to meet him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as tow which is burnt with fire; and his bonds were consumed from off his hands.

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him. And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and the cords that were on his arms became as threads of flax that are burned with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.

And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his the hands.

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.

He hath come unto Lehi -- and the Philistines have shouted at meeting him -- and the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and the thick bands which are on his arms are as flax which they burn with fire, and his bands are wasted from off his hands,
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