Catholic Public Domain Version
"And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, for twenty years. "
— Judges 15:20, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. ”
“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. ”
“He judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.”
“Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence.”
“And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, twenty years. ”
“And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.”
“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. ”
And when he had completed these words, singing, he threw the jawbone from his hand. And called the name of that place Ramath-Lehi, which is translated as ‘the elevation of the jawbone.’
And being very thirsty, he cried out to the Lord, and he said: “You have given, to the hand of your servant, this very great salvation and victory. But see that I am dying of thirst, and so I will fall into the hands of the uncircumcised.”
And so the Lord opened a large tooth in the jawbone of the donkey, and water went out from it. And having drank it, his spirit was revived, and he recovered his strength. For this reason, the name of that place was called ‘the Spring called forth from the jawbone,’ even to the present day.
And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, for twenty years.