When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
"The fresh jawbone of an ass"  (Judges 15:15).  "The Hebrew word from which `fresh' is translated actually means `moist,'"[13] that is, a piece of skeleton that was not completely dried out.  It was still capable of being used as an effective weapon.  The superhuman strength of Samson and his possession of such a weapon, terrified the contingent of Philistine, who were not able to survive the fierce onslaught of such an enemy.