When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.
Parallel translations
- KJV And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.
- BSB And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
- NKJV And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi.
- NASB When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
- NLT When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill.
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