Verse 23
Judges 3:23
World English Bible
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Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֥א אֵה֖וּד הַֽ/מִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָ/ה וַ/יִּסְגֹּ֞ר דַּלְת֧וֹת הָ/עַלִיָּ֛ה בַּעֲד֖/וֹ וְ/נָעָֽל
English Translation
And Ehud went out from the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known a...
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only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those wh...
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the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on M...
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4
They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, w...
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The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the H...
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6
They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served t...
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The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God (Elohi...
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8
Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim...
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9
When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, wh...
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10
Yahweh’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cush...
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11
The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
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12
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and Yahweh strengthened Eglo...
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13
He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they pos...
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14
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
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15
But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them, Ehud the son of...
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16
Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing...
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17
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
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18
When he had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
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19
But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret mess...
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20
Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a m...
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21
Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
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and the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the...
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23
Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
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After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said...
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They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefo...
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Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
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27
When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went...
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28
He said to them, “Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” The...
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29
They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man, and every man of valor. N...
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So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
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31
After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goa...
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