Judges 15:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.”
Judges 15:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 15:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 15:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.”
Judges 15:8 — World English Bible
Judges 15:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam.”
Judges 15:8 — American Standard Version
Judges 15:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he smiteth them hip and thigh--a great smiting, and goeth down and dwelleth in the cleft of the rock Etam.”
Judges 15:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 15:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the cliff Etam.”
Judges 15:8 — Darby Translation
Judges 15:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So hee smote them hippe and thigh with a mightie plague: then hee went and dwelt in the top of the rocke Etam.”
Judges 15:8 — Geneva Bible
Judges 15:8 in Context — Judges 15
6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
7 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.
What Does Judges 15:8 Mean?
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