4 Limericks on a Biblical Hero
There once was a man who was mighty,
Before going to sleep in his nighty
- He killed Philistins
Six-hundred by means
Which still no one knows how exactly.
What is the name of this wild hero
Who fought, certain odds close to zero,
With ox-goad for cows
Alone was aroused
And still no one knows who’s this hero.
In the Book of Judges appears he,
In only one verse written clearly,
And we still know naught
Today more about
This hero who hit so distinctly.
His name was Shamgar Ben-anat, he
Dispersed Philistines all about thee
With ox-goad for tool
He hit them quite cruel
- It’s written there ever so clearly.
Before going to sleep in his nighty
- He killed Philistins
Six-hundred by means
Which still no one knows how exactly.
What is the name of this wild hero
Who fought, certain odds close to zero,
With ox-goad for cows
Alone was aroused
And still no one knows who’s this hero.
In the Book of Judges appears he,
In only one verse written clearly,
And we still know naught
Today more about
This hero who hit so distinctly.
His name was Shamgar Ben-anat, he
Dispersed Philistines all about thee
With ox-goad for tool
He hit them quite cruel
- It’s written there ever so clearly.
Written by Moshe D. Shafrir-Stillman