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Judges 3:23-25

23Then Ehudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318through the porchהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528,and shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlourהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944upon him, and lockedוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274them.

24When he was gone outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318,his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935;and when they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, the doorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlourהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944werelockedנְעֻל֑וֹתne.'u.LotH5274,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Surely he coverethמֵסִ֥יךְme.SikhH5526his feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272in his summerהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747chamberבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.

25And they tarriedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342till they were ashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954:and, behold, he openedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605not the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlourהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944;therefore they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947a keyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668,and openedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them:and, behold, their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113wasfallen downנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.

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