Verse 16

Judges 3:16

English Revised Version

16 And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעַשׂ֩ ל֨/וֹ אֵה֜וּד חֶ֗רֶב וְ/לָ֛/הּ שְׁנֵ֥י פֵי֖וֹת גֹּ֣מֶד אָרְכָּ֑/הּ וַ/יַּחְגֹּ֤ר אוֹתָ/הּ֙ מִ/תַּ֣חַת לְ/מַדָּ֔י/ו עַ֖ל יֶ֥רֶךְ יְמִינֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And Ehud made for himself a sword, with two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it under his clothing on his right thigh.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 3 Context
1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as had not know... Focus ↗
2 only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such... Focus ↗
3 namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivite... Focus ↗
4 And they were for to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments... Focus ↗
5 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites; the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzi... Focus ↗
6 and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and ser... Focus ↗
7 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD the... Focus ↗
8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan... Focus ↗
9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a saviour to the children of... Focus ↗
10 And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD... Focus ↗
11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. Focus ↗
12 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD stre... Focus ↗
13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and went and smote Israel, and they posse... Focus ↗
14 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son... Focus ↗
15 And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment... Focus ↗
16 And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
17 And when he had made an end of offering the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. Focus ↗
18 But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand u... Focus ↗
19 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his summer parlour. And Ehud said, I... Focus ↗
20 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his be... Focus ↗
21 and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sw... Focus ↗
22 Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. Focus ↗
23 Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the parlour wer... Focus ↗
24 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; theref... Focus ↗
25 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah. Focus ↗
26 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and th... Focus ↗
27 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into y... Focus ↗
28 And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour... Focus ↗
29 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. Focus ↗
30 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an o... Focus ↗