New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:19-26

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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