Hakim-hakim 15:14-15

15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered ¹  him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in ²  fire, and they ³  melted away from his hands. 15:15 He happened to see ⁴  a solid ⁵  jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it ⁶  and struck down ⁷  a thousand men.

[15:14]  ¹ tn Heb “rushed on.”

[15:14]  ² tn Heb “burned with.”

[15:14]  ³ tn Heb “his bonds.”

[15:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “he found.”

[15:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “fresh,” i.e., not decayed and brittle.

[15:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “he reached out his hand and took it.”

[15:15]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “with it.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.