Shamgar — Bible person

The Philistines from the maritime plain had made incursions into the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when one of this name, the son of Anath, otherwise unknown, headed a rising for the purpose of freeing the land from this oppression. He repelled the invasion, slaying 600 men with an “ox goad” (q.v.). The goad was a formidable sharpointed instrument, sometimes ten feet long. He was probably contemporary for a time with Deborah and Barak (Judg. 3:31; 5:6).

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Show passage in OET: JDG 3:31

OET-RV JDG 3:31

31 After Ehud came Shamgar (Anat’s son), and he rescued Yisrael (Israel) by killing six hundred Pelishtim with a cattle prod.

OET-LV JDG 3:31

31 And_after_him Shamgar the _son _of ˊAnāt he _was and_he _struck _down DOM the_Pəlishtiy six hundred(s) man with_the _goad _of (the)_cattle and_ also he _he _delivered DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: JDG 5:6

OET-RV JDG 5:6

⇔  6 In the days of Anat’s son Shamgar,
⇔ ≈ in the days of Ya’el,
⇔ main roads were abandoned,
⇔ ≈ and travellers walked twisting trails.

OET-LV JDG 5:6

6 In_the _days _of Shamgar the _son _of ˊAnāt in_the _days _of Yāˊēl/(Jael) roads they _ceased and_walkers _of paths they _walked roads twisting.

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