Judges 3:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and He raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to deliver their tribute to Eglon, king of Moab.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man: and by him the children of Israel sent a gift unto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But when the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} cried{H2199} unto Jehovah,{H3068} Jehovah{H3068} raised them up{H6965} a saviour,{H3467} Ehud{H164} the son{H1121} of Gera,{H1617} the Benjamite,{H1145} a man{H376} left-handed.{H334} And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} sent{H7971} tribute{H4503} by him{H3027} unto Eglon{H5700} the king{H4428} of Moab.{H4124}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But when the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} cried{H2199}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, the LORD{H3068} raised them up{H6965}{(H8686)} a deliverer{H3467}{(H8688)}, Ehud{H164} the son{H1121} of Gera{H1617}, a Benjamite{H1145}, a man{H376} lefthanded{H334}{H3225}: and by him{H3027} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} a present{H4503} unto Eglon{H5700} the king{H4428} of Moab{H4124}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The cried they vnto the LORDE. And the LORDE raysed the vp a sauioure, namely Ehud the sonne of Gera ye sonne of Iemini, which was a man that mighte do nothinge with his righte hande. And wha the childre of Israel sent a present by him vnto Eglon the kynge of the Moabites,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But when the children of Israel cried vnto the Lorde, the Lorde stirred them vp a sauiour, Ehud the sonne of Gera the sonne of Iemini, a man lame of his right hande: and the children of Israel sent a present by him vnto Eglon King of Moab.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But when they cryed vnto the Lord, the Lord stirred them vp a sauer, Ahud the sonne of Gera the sonne of Gemini, a man lame of his right hande: and by him the children of Israel sent a present vnto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth to them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man -- shut of his right hand), and the sons of Israel send by his hand a present to Eglon king of Moab;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man; and the children of Israel sent an offering by him to Eglon, king of Moab.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:34 : 34 When He killed them, they sought Him; they repented and earnestly sought God.
  • Judg 3:9 : 9 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord, He raised up a deliverer for them, Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, who saved them.
  • Judg 20:16 : 16 Among all these were seven hundred elite troops who were left-handed, each of them able to sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
  • 1 Chr 12:2 : 2 They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones with their right or left hand; they were from Saul’s tribe, the Benjaminites.
  • Ps 50:15 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.
  • 1 Sam 10:27 : 27 But some worthless men said, 'How can this man save us?' So they despised him and did not bring him a gift, but Saul kept silent.
  • Ps 90:15 : 15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen trouble.
  • Prov 18:16 : 16 A person's gift opens doors for him and brings him into the presence of the great.
  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many seek the favor of a generous person, and everyone is a friend to the one who gives gifts.
  • Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.
  • Isa 36:16 : 16 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat from your own vine and your own fig tree and drink water from your own cistern,
  • Jer 29:12-13 : 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.
  • Jer 33:3 : 3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 3:16-23
    8 verses
    80%

    16 Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.

    17 He presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

    18 After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it.

    19 But he himself turned back at the carved images near Gilgal and said, 'I have a secret message for you, O king.' The king said, 'Silence!' And all his attendants left him.

    20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace, a room designed to stay cool. Ehud said, 'I have a word from God for you.' As the king rose from his seat,

    21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into the king's belly.

    22 Even the handle went in after the blade, and the fat closed over it, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly. And the excrement came out.

    23 Then Ehud went out onto the porch, closed the doors of the upper room behind him, and locked them.

  • Judg 3:12-14
    3 verses
    77%

    12 The Israelites again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord gave strength to Eglon, king of Moab, to overpower Israel because they had done evil in the Lord's sight.

    13 Eglon gathered the Ammonites and Amalekites to himself, set out, and defeated Israel. They took possession of the City of Palms.

    14 The Israelites served Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.

  • Judg 3:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26 While they lingered, Ehud escaped, passed by the carved images, and fled to Seirah.

    27 When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them.

  • Judg 3:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8 The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim. The Israelites served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.

    9 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord, He raised up a deliverer for them, Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, who saved them.

    10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram, into his hand, giving him victory over Cushan-Rishathaim.

  • Judg 4:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD after Ehud had died.

    2 So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor, and the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

    3 The Israelites cried out to the LORD for help, for Sisera had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years.

  • Judg 3:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.

    31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.

  • 1 Chr 8:6
    68%

    6 These were the descendants of Ehud, who were heads of families living in Geba. They were exiled to Manahath.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
    67%

    10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD gave a great victory that day. The troops returned to him only to strip the dead.

  • Judg 7:14
    67%

    14 His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands."

  • 2 Chr 13:16
    67%

    16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

  • Judg 2:16
    67%

    16 Then the LORD raised up judges who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.

  • 1 Sam 12:9
    67%

    9 But they forgot the LORD their God, so He sold them into the hands of Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

  • Judg 20:16
    66%

    16 Among all these were seven hundred elite troops who were left-handed, each of them able to sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

  • Judg 15:18
    66%

    18 Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, "You have given your servant this great deliverance. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

  • Judg 6:7
    66%

    7 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian,

  • 1 Sam 12:11
    66%

    11 Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, so that you lived in safety.

  • Judg 2:18
    66%

    18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

  • Judg 12:3
    66%

    3 "When I saw that you would not help, I risked my own life and crossed over to fight against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why have you come to fight against me today?"

  • Judg 10:11-12
    2 verses
    66%

    11 The LORD said to the Israelites, 'Did I not rescue you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines?

    12 'And when the Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, I rescued you from their hands.'

  • Judg 7:2
    65%

    2 The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people with you for me to hand Midian over to them, lest Israel boast against me, claiming, 'My own strength has delivered me.'

  • Judg 11:32
    65%

    32 Then Jephthah crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands.

  • 2 Kgs 13:5
    65%

    5 So the LORD provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the hand of Aram. The Israelites then lived in their homes as they did before.

  • Judg 6:14-15
    2 verses
    65%

    14 The Lord turned to him and said, 'Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?'

    15 But Gideon said to him, 'Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house.'

  • 2 Kgs 13:3
    65%

    3 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He handed them over to Hazael, king of Aram, and to Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, for all their days.

  • Judg 6:36
    65%

    36 Gideon said to God, 'If you are truly going to use me to save Israel as you have promised,

  • Judg 9:17
    65%

    17 'because my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian—'

  • Judg 6:1
    64%

    1 The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.

  • Judg 11:5
    64%

    5 When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

  • Judg 7:9
    64%

    9 That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.

  • Judg 10:9
    64%

    9 The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was greatly distressed.