Judges 15:17

Judges 15:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.
• New International Version (NIV)When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand. And that place was called Ramath-lehi.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi.

Context of Judges 15:17

15Samson found the jawbone from a donkey that had just died. He picked it up and killed 1,000 men with it. 16Then 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.” When he finished saying this, he threw the jawbone away. He called that place Ramath Lehi [Jawbone Hill]. 18Samson was very thirsty. So he called out to the Lord and said, “You have given me this great victory. But now I’ll die from thirst and fall into the power of godless men.” 19So God split open the hollow place at Lehi, and water gushed out. Samson drank some water. Then he was refreshed and revived. So he called the place En Hakkore [Spring of the One Who Calls Out]. It is still there at Lehi today.

Judges 15:17 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ הַלְּחִ֖י מִיָּד֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֛א לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא רָ֥מַת לֶֽחִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when he had made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• of speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• that he cast awayשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• the jawboneלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• out of his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• that placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• Ramath–lehiרָמַת לֶחִיrâmath lechîy · Ramath-lehiH7437

Commentaries on Judges 15:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Ramath-lehi - The lifting up or casting away of the jaw-bone. Lehi was the name of the place before, Ramath was now added to it here; he lifted up the jaw-bone against his enemies, and slew them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Ramath-lehi - Either the “height or hill of Lehi,” or, “of the jaw-bone;” or, as in the margin, “the crestlag away of the jaw-bone,” with allusion to Samson casting it out of his hand, when he had finished his war-song.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Sin dispirits men, it hides from their eyes the things that belong to their peace. The Israelites blamed Samson for what he had done against the Philistines, as if he had done them a great injury. Thus our Lord Jesus did many good works, and for those the Jews were ready to stone him. When the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, his cords were loosed: where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, and those are free indeed who are thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17Samson's decision to marry a Philistine woman was the Lord's way (Judges 14:4) of starting to address the Philistine threat (see 13:5). One event led to another, marked by three times when the Spirit came strongly upon him (Judges 14:6, 19; 15:14). During these events, Samson was a strong but imperfect hero.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 15:17

• Ass (Donkey)
• Lehi
• Ramath-Lehi
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Ramath-Lehi
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• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period of

Commentaries on Judges 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings