And Samson
Shimshown  (shim-shone')
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite -- Samson.

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said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

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With the jawbone
lchiy  (lekh-ee')
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone -- cheek (bone), jaw (bone).

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of an ass
chamowr  (kham-ore')
a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass.

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heaps
chamorah  (kham-o-raw')
a heap -- heap.

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upon heaps
chamorah  (kham-o-raw')
a heap -- heap.

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with the jaw
lchiy  (lekh-ee')
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone -- cheek (bone), jaw (bone).

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of an ass
chamowr  (kham-ore')
a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass.

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have I slain
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.

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men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)New American Standard Bible
Then Samson said, "With the jawbone of a donkey, Heaps upon heaps, With the jawbone of a donkey I have killed a thousand men."

King James Bible
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Samson said: With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them in a heap. With the jawbone of a donkey I have killed 1,000 men.

International Standard Version
Then Samson declared, "With a jawbone from the donkey— here a heap, there a pair of heaps— with the jawbone of the donkey I've killed 1,000 men."

NET Bible
Samson then said, "With the jawbone of a donkey I have left them in heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck down a thousand men!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Samson said, "With a jawbone from a donkey, I've made two piles of them. With a jawbone from a donkey, I've killed a thousand men."

King James 2000 Bible
And Samson said, With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey have I slain a thousand men.Judges 15:16
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