New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:12-26

12Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Sothe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseעַ֛ל כִּֽי־'al ki-H5921 H3588they had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622to himself the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983and Amalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002;and he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980anddefeatedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the cityH5892of the palmH8558treesH8558.

14The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15But when the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raisedוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965up a delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467for them, Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,the BenjamiteH1145,a left-handedאִטֵּ֖ר יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter ye.mi.NoH334 H3225 H3027manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.And the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503byhim to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16Ehudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213himself a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which had twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesH6310,a cubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574in lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753,and he boundוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296it on his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409underמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his cloakלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055.

17He presentedוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126the tributeהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124.Now Eglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about whenH3512he had finishedכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615presentingלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the tributeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,that he sentH7971awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who had carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the tributeהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.

19But he himselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931turnedH7725backH7725from the idolsהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a secretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for you, O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “KeepH2013silenceH2013.”And allכָּל־kol-H3605who attendedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975him leftוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318him.

20Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935to him while he was sittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905in his coolהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747roofבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944.And Ehudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430for you.” And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from his seatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21Ehudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971out his leftH8040handH8040,tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into his bellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990.

22The handleהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935in afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the bladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851,and the fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462overH5704the bladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,for he did not drawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719out of his bellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990;and the refuseהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574cameוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out.

23Then Ehudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into the vestibuleהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528and shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944behindבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157him, and lockedוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274them.

24When he had goneיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318out, his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935and lookedוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the doorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944were lockedנְעֻל֑וֹתne.'u.LotH5274;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “He is onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389relievingמֵסִ֥יךְ רַגְלָ֖יוme.Sikh rag.LavH5526 H7272himself in the coolהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747roomבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.”

25They waitedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342untilעַד־'ad-H5704theybecameH954anxiousH954;but beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,he did not openפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944.Therefore they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the keyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668and openedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them, and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,their masterאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113had fallenנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307to thefloorאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

26Now Ehudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422whileעַ֣ד'adH5704they were delayingהִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑םhit.mah.me.HamH4102,and he passedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674by the idolsהַפְּסִילִ֔יםha.pe.si.LimH6456and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to Seirahהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.

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