Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi. New Living Translation When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill. English Standard Version As soon as he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand. And that place was called Ramath-lehi. Berean Standard Bible And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. King James Bible 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 Ramathlehi. New King James Version And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi. New American Standard Bible When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. NASB 1995 When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. NASB 1977 And it came about when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened that when he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. Amplified Bible When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi (hill of the jawbone). Christian Standard Bible When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone and named that place Jawbone Hill. Holman Christian Standard Bible When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone and named that place Ramath-lehi. American Standard Version And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. Contemporary English Version Samson tossed the jawbone on the ground and decided to call the place Jawbone Hill. It is still called that today. English Revised Version And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. GOD'S WORD® Translation When he finished saying this, he threw the jawbone away. He called that place Ramath Lehi [Jawbone Hill]. Good News Translation After that, he threw the jawbone away. The place where this happened was named Ramath Lehi. International Standard Version When he finally finished bragging, he discarded the jawbone and named that place "Jawbone Heights." Majority Standard Bible And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. NET Bible When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down and named that place Ramath Lehi. New Heart English Bible It happened, when he had finished speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jaw-bone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. World English Bible When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it comes to pass, when he finishes speaking, that he casts away the jawbone out of his hand, and calls that place Ramath-Lehi; Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass when he finisheth speaking, that he casteth away the jaw-bone out of his hand, and calleth that place Ramath-Lehi; Smith's Literal Translation And it will be when he finished to speak, and he will cast away the jawbone from his hand, and he will call that place, the lifting up the jaw-bone. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when he had ended these words singing, he threw the jawbone out of his hand, and called the name of that place Ramathlechi, which is interpreted the lifting up of the jawbone. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had completed these words, singing, he threw the jawbone from his hand. And called the name of that place Ramath-Lehi, which is translated as ‘the elevation of the jawbone.’ New American Bible As he finished speaking he threw the jawbone from him; and so that place was named Ramath-lehi. New Revised Standard Version When he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it came to pass, when he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone out of his hand, and called the name of that place, the Bloody Jawbone. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when he had finished speaking, he threw the jaw from his hand, and he called the name of that place, “The Blood of the Jawbone” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when he ceased speaking, that he cast the jaw-bone out of his hand; and he called that place the Lifting of the jaw-bone. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samson's Revenge…16Then 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.” 17And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. 18And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”… Cross References Judges 16:30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life. Judges 14:19 Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house, 1 Samuel 17:50-51 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. / David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 1 Samuel 15:33 But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. 2 Samuel 23:8-12 These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated, / but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. ... 1 Kings 19:4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 2 Kings 2:23-24 From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” / Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. Psalm 3:7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. Psalm 18:34-42 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. / You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me. / You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. ... Psalm 144:1 Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. Isaiah 41:15-16 Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. Jeremiah 51:20-23 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ... Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. Matthew 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Mark 9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” Treasury of Scripture 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 Ramathlehi. Ramath-lehi. Jump to Previous Cast End Hand Jawbone Jaw-Bone Lehi Mouth-Bone Ramath Speaking Threw WordsJump to Next Cast End Hand Jawbone Jaw-Bone Lehi Mouth-Bone Ramath Speaking Threw WordsJudges 15 1. Samson is denied his wife3. He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands 6. His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines 8. Samson smites them hip and thigh 9. He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines 14. He kills them with a jawbone 18. God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi When Samson had finished speaking This phrase marks the conclusion of a significant moment of triumph for Samson. The Hebrew root for "finished speaking" (כַּלּוֹת) suggests completion and fulfillment. In the context of Judges, Samson's words often precede or follow acts of divine empowerment. His speech here likely reflects a declaration of victory or a prayer of thanksgiving, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging God's role in his achievements. he cast the jawbone from his hand and he named that place Ramath-lehi Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Andוַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be when [Samson] had finished כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ (kə·ḵal·lō·ṯōw) Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent speaking, לְדַבֵּ֔ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue he cast וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ (way·yaš·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away the jawbone הַלְּחִ֖י (hal·lə·ḥî) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3895: The cheek, the jaw-bone from his hand; מִיָּד֑וֹ (mî·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand and he named וַיִּקְרָ֛א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read that הַה֖וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are place לַמָּק֥וֹם (lam·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Ramath-lehi. לֶֽחִי׃ (le·ḥî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7437: Ramath-lehi -- 'height of a jawbone', a city in Judah Links Judges 15:17 NIVJudges 15:17 NLT Judges 15:17 ESV Judges 15:17 NASB Judges 15:17 KJV Judges 15:17 BibleApps.com Judges 15:17 Biblia Paralela Judges 15:17 Chinese Bible Judges 15:17 French Bible Judges 15:17 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 15:17 It happened when he had made (Jd Judg. 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