Judges 3

1And these are the nationsH1471 that Jehovah left, to prove IsraelH3478 by them, all that had not knownH3045 all the warsH4421 of CanaanH3667; 2onlyH7535 that the generationsH1755 of the children of IsraelH3478 might knowH3045 warH4421 by learning it, at the least those who before had knownH3045 nothing thereof: 3fiveH2568 lord ships of the PhilistinesH6430, and all the CanaanitesH3669, and the SidoniansH6722, and the Hivites that dwellH3427 on mount LebanonH3844; from mount Baal-HermonH1179 unto the entering into HamathH2574. 4And they were to prove IsraelH3478 by them, to knowH3045 whether they would obey the commandmentsH4687 of Jehovah, which he commandedH6680 their fathersH1 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872. 5And the children of IsraelH3478 dweltH3427 among the CanaanitesH3669: HittitesH2850 and AmoritesH567 and Perizzites and Hivites and Jebusites; 6and they tookH3947 their daughtersH1323 as wivesH802, and gaveH5414 their daughtersH1323 to their sonsH1121, and servedH5647 their 1godsH430. 7And the children of IsraelH3478 did evilH7451 in the sight of Jehovah, and forgotH7911 Jehovah their 2GodH430, and servedH5647 the BaalsH1168 and the Asherahs. 8And the angerH639 of Jehovah was hot against IsraelH3478, and he soldH4376 them into the handH3027 of Chushan-rishathaim kingH4428 of Mesopotamia; and the children of IsraelH3478 servedH5647 Chushan-rishathaim eightH8083 yearsH8141. 9And the children of IsraelH3478 criedH2199 to Jehovah; and Jehovah raisedH6965 up a saviour to the children of IsraelH3478, who savedH3467 them, OthnielH6274 the sonH1121 of KenazH7073, Caleb's youngerH6996 brotherH251. 10And the SpiritH7307 of Jehovah wasH1961 upon him, and he judgedH8199 IsraelH3478; and he wentH3318 out to warH4421, and Jehovah gaveH5414 Chushan-rishathaim kingH4428 of Syria into his handH3027; and his handH3027 prevailedH5810 against Chushan-rishathaim. 11And the landH776 had rest fortyH705 yearsH8141; and OthnielH6274 the sonH1121 of KenazH7073 diedH4191. 12And the children of IsraelH3478 again did evilH7451 in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengthenedH2388 EglonH5700 the kingH4428 of MoabH4124 against IsraelH3478, because they did evilH7451 in the sight of Jehovah. 13And he gatheredH622 to him the children of AmmonH5983 and AmalekH6002 and went and smote IsraelH3478, and they tookH3423 possessionH3423 of the cityH5892 of palm-trees. 14And the children of IsraelH3478 servedH5647 EglonH5700 the kingH4428 of MoabH4124 eighteen yearsH8141. 15And the children of IsraelH3478 criedH2199 to Jehovah, and Jehovah raisedH6965 them up a saviour, EhudH164 the sonH1121 of GeraH1617, the Benjaminite, a manH376 left-handedH3225. And by him the children of IsraelH3478 sentH7971 a giftH4503 to EglonH5700 kingH4428 of MoabH4124. 16And EhudH164 madeH6213 him a swordH2719 having twoH8147 edges, it was of a cubit lengthH753; and he girdedH2296 it under his raiment upon his rightH3225 hip. 17And he broughtH7126 the giftH4503 to EglonH5700 kingH4428 of MoabH4124; now EglonH5700 was a veryH3966 fatH1277 manH376. 18And it came to pass when he had endedH3615 offeringH4503 the giftH4503, he sentH7971 awayH7971 the peopleH5971 that had borneH5375 the giftH4503. 19But he turnedH7725 from the graven images that were by GilgalH1537, and saidH559, I have a secret wordH1697 unto thee, O kingH4428. And he saidH559, Be silent! And all that stoodH5975 by him wentH3318 out from him. 20And EhudH164 cameH935 to him; now he was sittingH3427 in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him aloneH905. And EhudH164 saidH559, I have a wordH1697 from 3GodH430 unto thee. And he aroseH6965 from the seatH3678. 21Then EhudH164 put forthH7971 his left handH3027, and tookH3947 the swordH2719 from his rightH3225 hip, and thrustH8628 it into his bellyH990; 22and the haft alsoH1571 wentH3318 in after the bladeH3851, and the fatH2459 closed upon the bladeH3851; for he did not drawH8025 the swordH2719 out of his bellyH990, and it cameH935 out between the legs. 23And EhudH164 wentH3318 out into the portico, and shutH5462 the doorsH1817 of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them. 24And when he was goneH3318 out, the servantsH5650 of the [king] cameH935 and sawH7200, and behold, the doorsH1817 of the upper-chamber were bolted. And they saidH559, SurelyH389 he is covering his feetH7272 in the summer chamberH5944. 25And they waited till they were ashamedH954; and behold, he openedH6605 not the doorsH1817 of the upper-chamber, and they tookH3947 the keyH4668, and openedH6605 [them], and behold, their lordH113 lay deadH4191 on the earthH776. 26And EhudH164 had escapedH4422 while they lingered, and passedH5674 beyond the graven images, and escapedH4422 to Seirah. 27And it cameH935 to pass when he wasH1961 comeH935, that he blewH8628 a trumpetH7782 in the hill-country of EphraimH669, and the children of IsraelH3478 wentH935 downH3381 with him from the hill-country, and he before them. 28And he saidH559 to them, Follow after me, for Jehovah has delivered your enemiesH341 the Moabites into your handH3027. And they wentH3381 downH3381 after him, and tookH3920 the fords of the JordanH3383 toward MoabH4124, and suffered no oneH376 to passH5674 over. 29And they slew the Moabites at that timeH6256, about tenH6235 thousandH505 menH376, all fat, and all menH376 of valour, and not a manH376 escapedH4422. 30And MoabH4124 was subduedH3665 that dayH3117 under the handH3027 of IsraelH3478. And the landH776 had rest eightyH8084 yearsH8141. 31And after him wasH1961 ShamgarH8044 the sonH1121 of AnathH6067; and he smote the PhilistinesH6430, sixH8337 hundredH3967 menH376, with an ox-goad. And he alsoH1571 deliveredH3467 IsraelH3478.