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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 the kingsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Silenceהָ֔סHasH2013!”And allכָּל־kol-H3605who were attendingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975him leftוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318him.

20Then Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935to him while he was sittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427in his coolהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747roofבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905.And Ehudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430for you.” And he gotH6965upH6965from his seatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21Then Ehudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164reachedH7971outH7971with his leftH8040handH8040and tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409,and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into his bellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990.

22The hiltהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325of the swordalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentH935inH935afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the bladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851,and the fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462overH5704the bladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he did not pullH8025the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outH8025of his bellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990; andthe refuseהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574cameH3318outH3318.

23Then Ehudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318outH3318into thevestibuleהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528,and shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944behindבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157him, and lockedוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274them.

24When he had leftיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318,the king’s 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, “Undoubtedlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389he isrelievingמֵסִ֥יךְ רַגְלָ֖יוme.Sikh rag.LavH5526 H7272himself in the coolהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747roomבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.”

25So they waitedH3176untilעַד־'ad-H5704it would have beenH954shamefulH954to wait longer;but beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,he did not openפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944.So 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 hesitatingהִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑םhit.mah.me.HamH4102,and he passedH5674byH5674the idolsהַפְּסִילִ֔יםha.pe.si.LimH6456and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to Seirahהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.

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