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Judges 3:19-26

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.

23ThenEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318through theporchהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528, andshutוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of theparlourהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944upon him, andlockedוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274them.

24When he had goneoutיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318, hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935; and when theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of theparlourהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944werelockedנְעֻל֑וֹתne.'u.LotH5274, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Surely hecoverethמֵסִ֥יךְme.SikhH5526hisfeetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272in hissummerהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747chamberבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.

25And theytarriedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342till they wereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954: and, behold, heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605not thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of theparlourהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944; therefore theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947akeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668, andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them : and, behold, theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113layנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.

26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422while theytarriedהִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑םhit.mah.me.HamH4102, and passedbeyondעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674thequarriesהַפְּסִילִ֔יםha.pe.si.LimH6456, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422toSeirathהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.

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