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Judges 3:16-22

16But Ehudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him a daggerחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which had twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesפֵי֖וֹתfe.YotH6366,of a cubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753;and he did girdוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296it under his raimentלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055upon his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.

17And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126the presentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503unto Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:and Eglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700wasa veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18And when he had made an endכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the presentהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,he sent awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the presentהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.

19But he himself turned againשָׁ֗בShavH7725from the quarriesהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456that wereby Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have a secretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643errandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697unto thee, O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:who saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Keep silenceהָ֔סHasH2013.And all that stoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from him.

20And Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935unto him; and he was sittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427in a summerהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747parlourבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944,which he had for himself alone. And Ehudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have a messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee. And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965out of hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21And Ehudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his leftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027,and tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the daggerהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409,and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into his bellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990:

22And the haftהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325also went inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the bladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851;and the fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462uponבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the bladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,so that he could not drawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025the daggerהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719out of his bellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990;and the dirtהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574came outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.

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