Judges 15:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone, and the place was called Ramath-lehi.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ הַלְּחִ֖י מִיָּד֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֛א לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא רָ֥מַת לֶֽחִי׃

Transliteration

And wəyhi when kəḵallōtô to lədabbēr and wayyašlēḵ the halləḥî from his miyyādô and wayyiqrāʾ to the lammāqôm hahûʾ rāmat leḥî.

Grammar Details

• *wəyhi*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *kəḵallōtô*: preposition + infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when he finished
• *lədabbēr*: preposition + infinitive construct, piel - to speak
• *wayyašlēḵ*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - and he threw
• *halləḥî*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the jawbone
• *miyyādô*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his hand
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
• *lammāqôm*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the place
• *hahûʾ*: definite article + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - that
• *rāmat*: feminine singular noun construct - height/hill of
• *leḥî*: proper noun - Lehi

Word Meanings

• *rāmat leḥî*: Ramath-lehi/Jawbone Hill (place name meaning 'hill of the jawbone')

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he had sayde yt, he cast ye cheke bone out of his hande, & called the place Ramath Lechi.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had left speaking, hee cast away the iawebone out of his hande, and called that place, Ramath-Lehi.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had left speakyng, he cast away the iawe bone out of his hande, and called the place Ramath Lehi.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass when he finisheth speaking, that he casteth away the jaw-bone out of his hand, and calleth that place Ramath-Lehi;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And having said these words, he let the mouth-bone go out of his hand; so that place was named Ramath-lehi.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down and named that place Ramath Lehi.