New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:26-28

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.

27It cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about when he had arrivedבְּבוֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935, thathe blewוַיִּתְקַ֥עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381with him from the hillH2022countryH2022, and he wasin frontלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440of them.

28He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Pursueרִדְפ֣וּrid.FuH7291them,for the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414your enemiesH340the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124into your handsבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.”So they wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterH310him and seizedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the fordsמַעְבְּר֤וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383opposite Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,and did not allowנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to crossלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674.

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