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Judges 3:16-23

16AndEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him aswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719whichH2719hadtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesפֵי֖וֹתfe.YotH6366, of acubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753; and hegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296itunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his raimentuponעַ֖ל'alH5921hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.

17And heofferedH7126thepresentH7126untoEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: nowEglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18And when he hadmadeוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961anendH3615of offering thepresentH7126, hesentH7971awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatbareH3615thepresentH7126.

19But hehimselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931turnedH7725backH7725from the quarries that were byGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have a secret errand unto thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,KeepH2013silenceH2013. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by himwentH3318outH3318from him.

20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935unto him; and he wassittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427byhimselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905in his summer parlour. AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have amessageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697fromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965outמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921of hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21AndEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putH7971forthH7971hisleftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from hisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628itintoמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921hisbellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990:

22and the haft alsowentH3318inafterH310thebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851; and thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462uponH935thebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851, for hedrewשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outH3318of hisbellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990; and itcameH935outH3318behindH310.

23ThenEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318forthH3318intoH3318the porch, andshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlour upon him, andlockedH5462them.

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