| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:16:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 15:16:2 ⧉שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshimshonSamson Judges 15:16:3 ⧉בִּלְחִ֣יbilkhiwith the jawbone of Judges 15:16:4 ⧉הַחֲמ֔וֹרhakhamorthe donkey Judges 15:16:5 ⧉חֲמ֖וֹרkhamora heap Judges 15:16:6 ⧉חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםkhamorataiyimtwo heaps Judges 15:16:7 ⧉בִּלְחִ֣יbilkhiwith the jawbone of Judges 15:16:8 ⧉הַחֲמ֔וֹרhakhamorthe donkey Judges 15:16:9 ⧉הִכֵּ֖יתִיhikeitiI struck Judges 15:16:10 ⧉אֶ֥לֶףelefa thousand Judges 15:16:11 ⧉אִֽישׁ׃ishman or men |
| 16. Formal Translation Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey—heaps upon heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I struck down a thousand men.” |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Samson said, “Using a donkey’s jawbone, I made them into piles—pile after pile; with a donkey’s jawbone I killed a thousand men.” |