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Judges 15:14

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When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands.

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Judges 15:14 in other translations

When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.

Judges 15:14 · American Standard Version

Judges 15:14 in context

  1. 12They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.”
    Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”
  2. 13They spoke to him, saying, “No, but we will bind you securely and deliver you into their hands; but surely we will not kill you.” They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.
  3. 14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands.
  4. 15He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, put out his hand, took it, and struck a thousand men with it.
  5. 16Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.”