New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 3:23-25

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.

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