Revised Version 1895

Judges 3:19-26

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.

24NowH2009when he wasgoneH3318outH3318, hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935; and theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200, and,beholdH2009, thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlour were locked; and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389he covereth hisfeetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272in his summerchamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944.

25And they tarriedtillעַד־'ad-H5704they wereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlour; therefore theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thekeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668, andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113wasfallenH5307downH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.

26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422whileH5704they tarried, andpassedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674beyondH5704the quarries, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422untoSeirahהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.

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