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Judges 3:12-30

12AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againdidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah;andJehovahstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becausetheydidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

13Andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622tohimthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983andAmalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002andwentandsmoteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheytookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423ofthecityH5892ofpalm-trees.

14AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199toJehovah,andJehovahraisedH6965themupasaviour,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164thesonH1121ofGeraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,theBenjaminite,amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376left-handedH3225.AndbyhimthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971agiftH4503toEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16AndEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeH6213himaswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719havingtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edges,itwasofacubitlengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753;andhegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296itunderhisraimentuponhisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225hip.

17AndhebroughtH7126thegiftH4503toEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124; nowEglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700wasaveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18AnditcametopasswhenhehadendedH3615offeringH4503thegiftH4503,hesentH7971awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thathadborneH5375thegiftH4503.

19ButheturnedH7725fromthegravenimagesthatwerebyGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,andsaidH559,Ihaveasecretwordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697unto thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,Besilent!AndallthatstoodH5975byhimwentH3318outfromhim.

20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameH935tohim;nowhewassittingH3427inthecoolupper-chamber,whichwasforhimaloneH905.AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidH559,Ihaveawordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697fromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee.AndhearoseH6965fromtheseatH3678.

21ThenEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putforthH7971hislefthandיַ֣דyadH3027,andtookH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719fromhisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225hip,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628itintohisbellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990;

22andthehaftalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentH3318inafterthebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851,andthefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closeduponthebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851;forhedidnotdrawH8025theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outofhisbellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990,anditcameH935outbetweenthelegs.

23AndEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318outintotheportico,andshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupper-chamber uponhim,andboltedthem.

24AndwhenhewasgoneH3318out,theservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650ofthe[king]cameH935andsawH7200,andbehold,thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupper-chamberwerebolted.AndtheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389heiscoveringhisfeetH7272inthesummerchamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944.

25Andtheywaitedtilltheywereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954;andbehold,heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605notthedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupper-chamber,andtheytookH3947thekeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668,andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605[them],andbehold,theirlordH113laydeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191ontheearthH776.

26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164hadescapedH4422whiletheylingered,andpassedH5674beyondthegravenimages,andescapedH4422toSeirah.

27AnditcameH935topasswhenhewasH1961comeH935,thatheblewH8628atrumpetH7782inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381withhimfromthehill-country,andhebeforethem.

28AndhesaidH559tothem,Followafterme,forJehovahhasdeliveredyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341theMoabitesintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.AndtheywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterhim,andtookH3920thefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383towardMoabH4124,andsufferednooneH376topassלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674over.

29AndtheyslewtheMoabitesatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,abouttenכַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376,allfat,andallmenH376ofvalour,andnotamanH376escapedH4422.

30AndMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124wassubduedH3665thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117underthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadresteightyשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

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