Jueces 15:16

Listen to Jueces 15:16
16 Entonces Sams贸n dijo: Con la quijada de un asno, un mont贸n, dos montones; Con la quijada de un asno her铆 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 Y as铆 que vino hasta Lehi, los Filisteos le salieron 谩 recibir con algazara: y el esp铆ritu de Jehov谩 cay贸 sobre 茅l, y las cuerdas que estaban en sus brazos se tornaron como lino quemado con fuego, y las ataduras se cayeron de sus manos.
15 Y hallando una quijada de asno fresca, extendi贸 la mano y tom贸la, 茅 hiri贸 con ella 谩 mil hombres.
16 Entonces Sams贸n dijo: Con la quijada de un asno, un mont贸n, dos montones; Con la quijada de un asno her铆 mil hombres.
17 Y acabando de hablar, ech贸 de su mano la quijada, y llam贸 谩 aquel lugar Ramath-lehi.
18 Y teniendo gran sed, clam贸 luego 谩 Jehov谩, y dijo: T煤 has dado esta gran salud por mano de tu siervo: 驴y morir茅 yo ahora de sed, y caer茅 en mano de los incircuncisos?
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