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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.
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A Memorial in a Name
Commentators explain that the name "Ramath-lehi" serves as a permanent memorial to Samson's victory. While the exact translation is debated—meaning "hill of the jawbone," "casting away of the jawbone," or "lifting up of the jawbone"—all interpretations point to this specific event, ensuring that God's miraculous deliverance would be remembered.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ramath-lehi - Either the “height or hill of Lehi,” or, “of the jaw-bone;” or, as in the margin, “the casting away of the jaw-bone,” with all…
19th Century
Anglican
Ramath-lehi. —The marginal rendering, “ the lifting up of the jawbone” is found in the Septuagint and Vulgate, and derive…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking Of delivering out the above song, which very probably consi…
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