New International Version
Judges 3:29
29At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.
Judges 3:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped.
Context of Judges 3:29
27When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them. 28“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the Lord has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over. At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped. 30That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years. 31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
Read all of Judges 3Judges 3:29 word by word
וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֶת־מוֹאָ֜ב בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא כַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת אֲלָפִים֙ אִ֔ישׁ כָּל־שָׁמֵ֖ן וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑יִל וְלֹ֥א נִמְלַ֖ט אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- at that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- about tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- all lustyשָׁמֵןshâmên · richH8082
- of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
- and there escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
- not a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
Cross-references for Judges 3:29
- Judges 3:17He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
- Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior.
- Job 15:27“Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,
- Psalms 17:10They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.
Commentaries on Judges 3:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29All lusty, and all men of valor - Picked, chosen troops, which Eglon kept among the Israelites to reduce and overawe them.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own people in this world, Israel is weakened, and Moab strengthened against them. If lesser troubles do not do the work, God will send greater. When Israel prays again, God raises up Ehud. As a judge, or minister of Divine justice, Ehud put to death Eglon, the king of Moab, and thus executed the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-30In this epic story of intrigue and cleverness, Ehud showed bravery when a group of nations from east of the Jordan invaded the hill country of Ephraim and Benjamin. The story uses a familiar pattern and emphasizes the people's repeated turning away from their faith.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-3012-14. the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord--The Israelites, deprived of the moral and political influences of Othniel, were not long in following their native bias to idolatry. the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab--The reigning monarch's ambition was to recover that extensive portion of his ancient territory possessed by the Israelites. In conjunction with his neighbors, the Ammonites and the Amalekites, sworn enemies of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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