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Judges 3:16-22

16ButEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him adaggerחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which hadtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesפֵי֖וֹתfe.YotH6366, of acubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753; and hegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296it under hisraimentלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055upon hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.

17And hebroughtוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126thetributeהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503toEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: andEglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18And when he hadfinishedכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615offeringלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126thetributeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503, he sentawayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375thetributeהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.

19But he himself turnedbackשָׁ֗בShavH7725at thequarriesהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456that were byGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have asecretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643errandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697to thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Keepsilenceהָ֔סHasH2013. And all thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him wentoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from him.

20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935to him; and he wassittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427in asummerהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747parlourבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944, which he had for himself alone. AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have amessageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697fromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to thee. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21AndEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hisleftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947thedaggerהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from hisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into hisbellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990:

22And thehandleהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325alsoenteredוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851; and thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462uponבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851, so that he could notdrawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025thedaggerהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719out of hisbellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990; and thedirtהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.

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