Jueces 15:16

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16 Entonces Sans贸n dijo: Con la quijada de un asno, montones sobre montones, con la quijada de un asno he matado a mil hombres.

Jueces 15:16 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 15:16

And Samson said
In a kind of triumphant song:

with the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps;
that is, with such an instrument he had slain heaps of men, who lay dead in heaps upon one another; in the words for an "ass", and for an "heap", is an elegant "paronomosia", not easy to be expressed in our language:

with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men:
this he said not in a proud and haughty manner, ascribing it to himself, as Josephus suggests F13, since he takes notice of the mean instrument he used; which showed that he was sensible it was not done by his own power, but by the power of God, which enabled him by such weak means to do such wonderful things.


FOOTNOTES:

F13 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 9.
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Jueces 15:16 In-Context

14 Al llegar 茅l a Lehi, los filisteos salieron a su encuentro gritando. Y el Esp铆ritu del SE脩OR vino sobre 茅l con poder, y las sogas que estaban en sus brazos fueron como lino quemado con fuego y las ataduras cayeron de sus manos.
15 Y hall贸 una quijada de asno fresca a煤n, y extendiendo su mano, la tom贸 y mat贸 a mil hombres con ella.
16 Entonces Sans贸n dijo: Con la quijada de un asno, montones sobre montones, con la quijada de un asno he matado a mil hombres.
17 Y al terminar de hablar, arroj贸 la quijada de su mano, y llam贸 a aquel lugar Ramat-lehi .
18 Despu茅s sinti贸 una gran sed, y clamando al SE脩OR, dijo: T煤 has dado esta gran liberaci贸n por mano de tu siervo, y ahora, 驴morir茅 yo de sed y caer茅 en manos de los incircuncisos?
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