Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Judges.15.16", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן בִּלְחִ֣י הַחֲמ֔וֹר חֲמ֖וֹר חֲמֹרָתָ֑יִם בִּלְחִ֣י הַחֲמ֔וֹר הִכֵּ֖יתִי אֶ֥לֶף אִֽישׁ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *šimšôn* with *bilḥî* the *haḥămôr* *ḥămôr* *ḥămōrātāyim* with *bilḥî* the *haḥămôr* I have slain *hikkêtî* *ʾelep* *ʾîš*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson", "*bilḥî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun construct - with jawbone of", "*haḥămôr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the donkey", "*ḥămôr*": "masculine singular noun - heap", "*ḥămōrātāyim*": "feminine dual noun - two heaps", "*hikkêtî*": "perfect, 1st singular, hiphil - I have slain", "*ʾelep*": "masculine singular number - thousand", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - men" }, "variants": { "*ḥămôr ḥămōrātāyim*": "heap upon heaps/heap of two heaps (wordplay with 'donkey' which is also *ḥămôr*)" } }

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