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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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” 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. Contemporary English Version Samson tossed the jawbone on the ground and decided to call the place Jawbone Hill. It is still called that today. Douay-Rheims Bible And 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. 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." JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, when he finishes speaking, that he casts away the jawbone out of his hand, and calls that place Ramath-Lehi; Majority Standard Bible And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi. New American Bible As he finished speaking he threw the jawbone from him; and so that place was named Ramath-lehi. NET Bible When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down and named that place Ramath Lehi. New Revised Standard Version When he had finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and that place was called 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. 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; 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 15:15 He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men. Judges 15:16 Then 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." Judges 15:18 And 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?" 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 (17) Ramath-lehi.--The marginal rendering, "the lifting up of the jawbone" is found in the LXX. and Vulg., and derives Ramath from the verb r-m," to be high." The more natural explanation is, "the hill of Lehi." The other marginal rendering, "the casting away of the jawbone," derives Ramath from the verb ramah, "he cast." This would require the form Remath.Verse 17. - Made an end of speaking, i.e. of reciting the song about the heaps of slain. It is singular that the word rendered speaking might also be rendered destroying, as in 2 Chronicles 22:10. Called that place Ramath-lechi, i.e. the height of Lechi, or of the jawbone, or, rather, the throwing away of the jawbone. He commemorated the exact spot where the slaughter ceased and the weapon Was thrown away by giving it the name of Ramath-Lechi, or, as it was called for shortness, Lechi (or hal-Lechi). 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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