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Judges 3:16-23

16Now Ehudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164had madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213for himselfa double-edgedשְׁנֵ֥י פֵי֖וֹתshe.Nei fe.YotH8147 H6366swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719a cubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574longאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753.He strappedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296אוֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853it toעַ֖ל'alH5921his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409underמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his cloakלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055

17and broughtוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853the tributeהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,whoוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700was an obeseבָּרִ֖יא מְאֹֽד׃ba.Ri' me.'OdH3966 H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

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.DimH5975 H5921left himוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318.

20Then Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164approached himבָּ֣א אֵלָ֗יוba' 'e.LavH935 H413while 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.

23Then Ehudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318through the porchהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528,closingוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462and lockingוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274the doorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the upper roomהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944behind himבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157.

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