Revised Literal Translation

Judges 3:19-26

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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