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Judges 3:12-31
12Once againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So Heיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853gave Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124powerוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseעַ֛ל כִּֽי־'al ki-H5921H3588they had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13After enlisting the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121H5983and Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002to join forcesוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622with himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413אֶת־'et-H853, Eglonattackedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and defeatedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,taking possession ofוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the CityH5892of PalmsH8558.
15And againבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478theycried outוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and Heיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617בֶּן־ben-H1145,a left-handedאִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334H3027H3225Benjamiteהַיְמִינִ֔י אִ֥ישׁ בְנֵי־hay.mi.Ni 'ish ve.nei-H1121H1145H376,as their delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853.Soיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971himבְּיָדוֹ֙be.ya.DoH3027with tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
16Now Ehudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164had madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213for himselfa double-edgedשְׁנֵ֥י פֵי֖וֹתshe.Nei fe.YotH8147H6366swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719a cubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574longאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753.He strappedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296אוֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853it toעַ֖ל'alH5921his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409underמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his cloakלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055
18וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Ehud had finishedכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615presentingלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126אֶת־'et-H853the tributeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,he ushered outוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853thoseהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who had carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375itהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.
19But upon reachingמִן־min-H4480the idolsהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nearאֶת־'et-H854Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,he himselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931turned backשָׁ֗בShavH7725and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a secretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.” “Silenceהָ֔סHasH2013,”said the kingוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,and allכָּל־kol-H3605his attendantsהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975H5921left himוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318.
20Then Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164approached himבָּ֣א אֵלָ֗יוba' 'e.LavH935H413while heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931was sittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905in the coolness ofהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747his upper roomבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834. “I have a wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430for youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,”Ehudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,and the king roseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.
21And Ehudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164אֶת־'et-H853reachedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971with his leftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027,pulledוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409,and plungedוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into Eglon’s bellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990.
22Evenגַֽם־gam-H1571the handleהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325sank inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the bladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851,and Eglon’s fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closed inוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462overבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157itהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,so thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Ehud did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808withdrawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719from his bellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990.And Eglon’s bowelsהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574emptiedוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.
24After Ehudוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931was goneיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318,Eglon’s servantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650came inבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935וַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200and foundוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the doorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the upper roomהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944lockedנְעֻל֑וֹת אַ֣ךְne.'u.Lot 'akhH5274H389. “He must beה֛וּאhu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853relieving himselfמֵסִ֥יךְ רַגְלָ֖יוme.Sikh rag.LavH5526H7272in the coolהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747roomבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315,”they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559.
25So they waitedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342untilעַד־'ad-H5704they became worriedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954and sawוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009that he had still notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369openedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the upper roomהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944.Then they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the keyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668and openedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605the doors—and thereוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009was their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113lyingנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on the floorאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.
26Ehud, howeverוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164,had escapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422whileעַ֣ד'adH5704the servants waitedהִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑םhit.mah.me.HamH4102.Heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931passed byעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674אֶת־'et-H853the idolsהַפְּסִילִ֔יםha.pe.si.LimH6456and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to Seirahהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.
27וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961On arrivingבְּבוֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935in Seirah,he blewוַיִּתְקַ֥עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782throughout the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478came downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381with himעִמּ֧וֹi.MoH5973fromמִן־min-H4480the hillsהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022,and he became their leaderוְה֥וּא לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ve.Hu' lif.nei.HemH1931H6440.
28“Followרִדְפ֣וּrid.FuH7291meאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310,”he told themוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙vai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559H413, “forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341אֶת־'et-H853the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.”So they followed him downוַיֵּרְד֣וּ אַחֲרָ֗יוvai.ye.re.Du 'a.cha.RavH3381H310and seizedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920אֶת־'et-H853the fordsמַעְבְּר֤וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383leading to Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,and they did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808allowנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to cross overלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674.
29At thatהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256they struck downוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853about tenכַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505Moabitesמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124,allכָּל־kol-H3605robustשָׁמֵ֖ןsha.MenH8082andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605valiantחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.Notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of them escapedנִמְלַ֖ט אִֽישׁ׃nim.Lat 'IshH4422H376.
30So Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124was subduedוַתִּכָּנַ֤עva.ti.ka.Na'H3665underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the handיַ֣דyadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had restוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252for eightyשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.
31After Ehudוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961Shamgarשַׁמְגַּ֣רsham.GarH8044sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Anathעֲנָ֔ת'a.NatH6067.And he tooה֖וּאhu'H1931אֶת־'et-H853savedוַיֹּ֥שַׁע גַּם־vai.Yo.sha' gam-H3467H1571Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478,striking downוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹת אִ֔ישׁme.'ot 'IshH3967H376Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430with an oxgoadבְּמַלְמַ֖ד הַבָּקָ֑רbe.mal.Mad ha.ba.KarH4451H1241.
Commentaries on Judges 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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