Berean Standard Bible
Judges 3:19-26
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.
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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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