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Judges 3:19-26

19ButhehimselfturnedH7725backH7725fromthequarriesthatwerebyGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,andsaidH559,Ihaveasecret errand unto thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,Keepsilence.AndallthatstoodH5975byhimwentH3318outfromhim.

20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameH935untohim;andhewassittingH3427byhimselfaloneH905inthecoolupperH5944roomH5944.AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidH559,IhaveamessagefromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee.AndhearoseH6965outofhisseatH3678.

21AndEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putforthH7971hislefthandיַ֣דyadH3027,andtookH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719fromhisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628itintohisbody:

22andthehaftalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentH3318inafterthebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851;andthefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closeduponthebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,forhedrewH8025nottheswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outofhisbody;anditcameH935outbehind.

23ThenEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318forthH3318intotheporch,andshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupperH5944roomH5944uponhim,andlockedthem.

24NowwhenhewasgoneH3318out,hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameH935;andtheysawH7200,and,behold,thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupperH5944roomH2315werelocked;andtheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389heiscoveringhisfeetH7272intheupperH5944chamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944.

25Andtheytarriedtilltheywereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954;and,behold,heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605notthedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupperH5944roomH5944:thereforetheytookH3947thekeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668,andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them;and,behold,theirlordH113wasfallenH5307downH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191ontheearthH776.

26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedH4422whiletheytarried,andpassedH5674beyondthequarries,andescapedH4422untoSeirah.

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