Judges 15:8
“And he smote them hip and thigh, with a great slaughter; and hee went down and dwelt in the top of the rocke Etam.”
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Judges 15:8 Context
6¶ Then the Philistines saide, Who hath done this? and they answered, Samson the sonne in law of the Timnite, because hee had taken his wife, and giuen her to his companion. And the Philistines came vp, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7¶ And Samson said vnto them, Though ye haue done this, yet will I be auenged of you, and after that, I wil cease. 8And he smote them hip and thigh, with a great slaughter; and hee went down and dwelt in the top of the rocke Etam. 9¶ Then the Philistines went vp, and pitched in Iudah, and spread themselues in Lehi. 10And the men of Iudah said, Why are ye come vp against vs? and they answered, To bind Samson are we come vp, to doe to him, as he hath done to vs.
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Other Translations for Judges 15:8
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
- King James Version
He struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he made an attack on them, driving them in uncontrolled flight, and causing great destruction; then he went away to his safe place in the crack of the rock at Etam.
- Basic English Bible
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the cliff Etam.
- Darby Bible
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
- Webster's Bible
He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
- World English Bible
And he smiteth them hip and thigh -- a great smiting, and goeth down and dwelleth in the cleft of the rock Etam.
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Judges 15:8
15:8 Hip and thigh - It seems to be a phrase, to express a desperate attack, attended with the utmost hurry and confusion: and perhaps intimates, that they all fled before him. So he smote them in the hinder parts. Rock Etam - A natural fortress, where he waited to see what steps the Philistines would take.