Judges 15:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He foundוַיִּמְצָ֥א
(vai·yim·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
a freshטְרִיָּ֑ה
(te·ri·yah;)
2961: freshfrom an unused word
jawboneלְחִֽי־
(le·chi-)
3895: jaw, cheekfrom an unused word
of a donkey,חֲמֹ֖ור
(cha·mo·vr)
2543: a male assfrom chamar
so he reachedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
(vai·yish·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
out and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ
(vai·yik·ka·che·ha,)
3947: to takea prim. root
it and killedוַיַּךְ־
(vai·yach-)
5221: to smitea prim. root
a thousandאֶ֥לֶף
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
menאִֽישׁ׃
(ish.)
376: manfrom an unused word
with it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
a new
tariy  (taw-ree')
dripping; hence, fresh (i.e. recently made such) -- new, putrefying.
jawbone
lchiy  (lekh-ee')
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone -- cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
of an ass
chamowr  (kham-ore')
a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass.
and put forth
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
it and slew
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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.
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)
therewith
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, so he reached out and took it and killed a thousand men with it.

King James Bible
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and killed 1,000 men with it.

International Standard Version
He happened upon a jawbone from a putrefying donkey, reached out to grab it, and killed 1,000 men with it.

NET Bible
He happened to see a solid jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Samson found the jawbone from a donkey that had just died. He picked it up and killed 1,000 men with it.

King James 2000 Bible
And he found a new jawbone of a donkey, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men with it.
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