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Judges 3:14-26

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.

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