New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 3:24

24When he had left, 1the king’s servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “2Undoubtedly he is 3relieving himself in the cool room.”

Judges 3:24 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
New International Version (NIV)After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, “He must be relieving himself in the inner room of the palace.”
English Standard Version (ESV)When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, "Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber."
New King James Version (NKJV)When he had gone out, Eglon’s servants came to look, and to their surprise, the doors of the upper room were locked. So they said, “He is probably attending to his needs in the cool chamber.”

Context of Judges 3:24

22The hilt of the sword also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out. 23Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them. When he had left, the king’s servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “Undoubtedly he is relieving himself in the cool room.” 25So they waited until it would have been shameful to wait longer; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. So they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor dead. 26Now Ehud escaped while they were hesitating, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

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Judges 3:24 word by word

וְה֤וּא יָצָא֙ וַעֲבָדָ֣יו בָּ֔אוּ וַיִּרְא֕וּ וְהִנֵּ֛ה דַּלְת֥וֹת הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה נְעֻל֑וֹת וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אַ֣ךְ מֵסִ֥יךְ ה֛וּא אֶת־רַגְלָ֖יו בַּחֲדַ֥ר הַמְּקֵרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Judges 3:24

1 Samuel 24:3And he came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.

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Notes

1. Judges 3:24 Lit his ↩
2. Judges 3:24 1 Sam 24:3 ↩
3. Judges 3:24 Lit covering his feet; a euphemism referring to a squatting position ↩