New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:16-23

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.

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