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Judges 15:16

16And Samson saith, ‘With a jaw-bone of the ass—an ass upon asses—with a jaw-bone of the ass I have smitten a thousand men.’

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Judges 15:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Then Samson said,

“With a donkey’s jawbone

I have made donkeys of them.

With a donkey’s jawbone

I have killed a thousand men.”

Judges 15:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 And Samson said,

“With the jawbone of a donkey,

heaps upon heaps,

with the jawbone of a donkey

have I struck down a thousand men.”

Judges 15:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 And Samson said,

With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps,

With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

Judges 15:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Then Samson said,

“With the jawbone of a donkey,

I’ve piled them in heaps!

With the jawbone of a donkey,

I’ve killed a thousand men!”

Judges 15:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Then Samson said:

“With the jawbone of a donkey,

Heaps upon heaps,

With the jawbone of a donkey

I have slain a thousand men!”

Judges 15:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Then Samson said,

“With a donkey’s jawbone

I made donkeys out of them.

With a donkey’s jawbone

I killed a thousand men!”

Judges 15:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And Samson said,

With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps,

With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.

Judges 15:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, a heap, two heaps, With the jawbone of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

Judges 15:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 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.” 

Judges 15:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 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.

Judges 15:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 And Samson said,

“With the jawbone of a donkey,

heaps upon heaps,

with the jawbone of a donkey

I have slain a thousand men.”

Judges 15:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 And Samson said,

“With the jawbone of the donkey,

heap upon heap;

with the jawbone of the donkey,

I struck dead one thousand men.”

Judges 15:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Then Samson said,

“By using a donkey’s jawbone

I’ve made them look like donkeys.

By using a donkey’s jawbone

I’ve struck down 1,000 men.”

Judges 15:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Then Samson said,

“With the jawbone of a donkey,

Heaps upon heaps,

With the jawbone of a donkey

I have killed a thousand men.”


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