Revised Literal Translation

Judges 3:12-26

12And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because they had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622unto him the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983and Amalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and wentH3212and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the cityH5892of palm treesH5899 H8558.

14So the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15But when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raised them upוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965a delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,a BenjamiteH1145,a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376lefthandedאִטֵּ֖ר יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter ye.mi.NoH3225 H334:and by himH3027the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971a presentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503unto Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16But Ehudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him a daggerחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which had twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesפֵי֖וֹתfe.YotH6366,of a cubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753;and he did girdוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296it under his raimentלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055upon his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.

17And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126the presentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503unto Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:and Eglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700wasa veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18And when he had made an endכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the presentהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,he sent awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the presentהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.

19But he himself turned againשָׁ֗בShavH7725from the quarriesהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456that wereby Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have a secretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643errandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697unto thee, O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:who saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Keep silenceהָ֔סHasH2013.And all that stoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from him.

20And Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935unto him; and he was sittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427in a summerהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747parlourבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944,which he had for himself alone. And Ehudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have a messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee. And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965out of hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21And Ehudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his leftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027,and tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the daggerהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409,and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into his bellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990:

22And the haftהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325also went inוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the bladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851;and the fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462uponבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the bladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,so that he could not drawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025the daggerהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719out of his bellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990;and the dirtהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574came outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.

23Then Ehudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318through the porchהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528,and shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlourהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944upon him, and lockedוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274them.

24When he was gone outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318,his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935;and when they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, the doorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlourהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944werelockedנְעֻל֑וֹתne.'u.LotH5274,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Surely he coverethמֵסִ֥יךְme.SikhH5526his feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272in his summerהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747chamberבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.

25And they tarriedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342till they were ashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954:and, behold, he openedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605not the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlourהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944;therefore they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947a keyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668,and openedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them:and, behold, their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113wasfallen downנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.

26And Ehudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422while they tarriedהִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑םhit.mah.me.HamH4102,and passed beyondעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674the quarriesהַפְּסִילִ֔יםha.pe.si.LimH6456,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422unto Seirathהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.

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