Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Judges.3.23", "source": "וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵה֖וּד הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר דַּלְת֧וֹת הָעַלִיָּ֛ה בַּעֲד֖וֹ וְנָעָֽל׃", "text": "And-*wayyēṣēʾ* *ʾēhûd* the-*misĕdĕrônāh* and-*wayyisgōr* *daltôt* the-*ʿăliyyāh* behind-him and-*nāʿāl*.", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went out", "*ʾēhûd*": "proper noun - Ehud", "*ha-misĕdĕrônāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular + directional suffix - the porch/vestibule", "*wa-yisgōr*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he closed", "*daltôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - doors of", "*hā-ʿăliyyāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the upper chamber", "*baʿădô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - behind him", "*wĕ-nāʿāl*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he locked" }, "variants": { "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "and he went out/departed/exited", "*misĕdĕrônāh*": "porch/vestibule/corridor", "*wayyisgōr*": "and he closed/shut", "*daltôt*": "doors/entrances", "*baʿădô*": "behind him/after him" } }

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