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He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
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A Proverbial Beating
The phrase 'smote them hip and thigh' is a Hebrew idiom, not a literal description of a fighting technique. Commentators agree it's a proverbial expression used to emphasize the immense and total nature of the slaughter Samson inflicted on the Philistines.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hip and thigh - A proverbial expression of doubtful origin, meaning all the "great" and "mighty," all the choice pieces like the thigh and s…
19th Century
Anglican
Hip and thigh. — There is no doubt that the expression intensifies the words with a great slaughter; but the origin of th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter Either smote them on their hips and thighs with his hands (fo…
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