Judges 3:29

Judges 3:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped.

Context of Judges 3:29

27When he arrived there, he blew a ram’s horn in the mountains of Ephraim ⌞to summon the troops⌟. So the troops of Israel came down from the mountains with him, and he led them. 28He told them, “Follow me! The Lord will hand your enemy Moab over to you.” They followed him and captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River that led to Moab and refused to let anyone cross. At that time they killed about ten thousand of Moab’s best fighting men. Not one of them escaped. 30The power of Moab was crushed by Israel that day. So there was finally peace in the land for 80 years. 31After Ehud came Shamgar, son of Anath. He killed 600 Philistines with a sharp stick used for herding oxen. So he, too, rescued Israel.

Judges 3:29 word by word

וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֶת־מוֹאָ֜ב בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא כַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת אֲלָפִים֙ אִ֔ישׁ כָּל־שָׁמֵ֖ן וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑יִל וְלֹ֥א נִמְלַ֖ט אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• at that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• about tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• all lustyשָׁמֵןshâmên · richH8082
• of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• and there escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• not a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376

Cross-references for Judges 3:29

• Judges 3:17Then he brought the tax payment to King Eglon. (Eglon was a very fat man.)
• Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun got fat and disrespectful. (You got fat! You were stuffed! You were gorged!) They abandoned the God who made them and treated the rock of their salvation like a fool.
• Job 15:27“His face is bloated with fat, and he is fat around the waist.
• Psalms 17:10They have shut out all feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.

Commentaries on Judges 3:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29All lusty, and all men of valor - Picked, chosen troops, which Eglon kept among the Israelites to reduce and overawe them.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own people in this world, Israel is weakened, and Moab strengthened against them. If lesser troubles do not do the work, God will send greater. When Israel prays again, God raises up Ehud. As a judge, or minister of Divine justice, Ehud put to death Eglon, the king of Moab, and thus executed the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-30In this epic story of intrigue and cleverness, Ehud showed bravery when a group of nations from east of the Jordan invaded the hill country of Ephraim and Benjamin. The story uses a familiar pattern and emphasizes the people's repeated turning away from their faith.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-3012-14. the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord--The Israelites, deprived of the moral and political influences of Othniel, were not long in following their native bias to idolatry. the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab--The reigning monarch's ambition was to recover that extensive portion of his ancient territory possessed by the Israelites. In conjunction with his neighbors, the Ammonites and the Amalekites, sworn enemies of…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 3:29

• Deception
• Eglon
• Israel
• Judge

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Close
• Dirt
• Ehud
• Errand
• Rest
• Secret
• Abdon (1)
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of

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