Revised Literal Translation

Judges 3:15-18

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.

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