Judges 3:21

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{ "verseID": "Judges.3.21", "source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֵהוּד֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד שְׂמֹאל֔וֹ וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב מֵעַ֖ל יֶ֣רֶךְ יְמִינ֑וֹ וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ בְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-*wayyišlaḥ* *ʾēhûd* *ʾet*-hand *śĕmōʾlô* and-*wayyiqqaḥ* *ʾet*-the-*ḥereb* from-upon *yerek* *yĕmînô* and-*wayyitqāʿehā* in-*biṭnô*.", "grammar": { "*wa*": "conjunction + consecutive - and", "*yišlaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he stretched out", "*ʾēhûd*": "proper noun - Ehud", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*śĕmōʾlô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his left", "*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-ḥereb*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the sword", "*mē-ʿal*": "preposition + preposition - from upon", "*yerek*": "noun, feminine singular construct - thigh of", "*yĕmînô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his right", "*wa-yitqāʿehā*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he thrust it", "*bĕ-biṭnô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his belly" }, "variants": { "*wayyišlaḥ*": "and he put forth/extended/stretched out", "*śĕmōʾlô*": "his left (hand)", "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "and he took/grabbed/seized", "*yerek yĕmînô*": "his right thigh", "*wayyitqāʿehā*": "and he thrust it/drove it/plunged it", "*biṭnô*": "his belly/stomach/abdomen" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֵהוּד֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד שְׂמֹאל֔וֹ וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב מֵעַ֖ל יֶ֣רֶךְ יְמִינ֑וֹ וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ בְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-wayyišlaḥ ʾēhûd ʾet-hand śĕmōʾlô and-wayyiqqaḥ ʾet-the-ḥereb from-upon yerek yĕmînô and-wayyitqāʿehā in-biṭnô.

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction + consecutive - and
• *yišlaḥ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he stretched out
• *ʾēhûd*: proper noun - Ehud
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
• *śĕmōʾlô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his left
• *wa-yiqqaḥ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
• *ha-ḥereb*: definite noun, feminine singular - the sword
• *mē-ʿal*: preposition + preposition - from upon
• *yerek*: noun, feminine singular construct - thigh of
• *yĕmînô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his right
• *wa-yitqāʿehā*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he thrust it
• *bĕ-biṭnô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his belly

Word Meanings

• *wayyišlaḥ*: and he put forth/extended/stretched out
• *śĕmōʾlô*: his left (hand)
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: and he took/grabbed/seized
• *yerek yĕmînô*: his right thigh
• *wayyitqāʿehā*: and he thrust it/drove it/plunged it
• *biṭnô*: his belly/stomach/abdomen

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ehud{H164} put forth{H7971} his left{H8040} hand,{H3027} and took{H3947} the sword{H2719} from his right{H3225} thigh,{H3409} and thrust{H8628} it into his body:{H990}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ehud{H164} put forth{H7971}{(H8799)} his left{H8040} hand{H3027}, and took{H3947}{(H8799)} the dagger{H2719} from his right{H3225} thigh{H3409}, and thrust{H8628}{(H8799)} it into his belly{H990}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Ehud put forth his lefte hande, & toke the dagger from his righte thye, & thrust it in to his bely,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, & tooke the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his bellie,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ahud put foorth his left hande, & toke the dagger from his right thygh, and thrust it into his belly.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right side, and sent it into his stomach;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon’s belly.

Referenced Verses

• Num 25:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Numbers.25.7", "source": "וַיַּ֗רְא פִּֽינְחָס֙ בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיָּ֙קָם֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָֽעֵדָ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֥ח רֹ֖מַח בְּיָדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yarʾ* *pînəḥās* *ben*-*ʾelʿāzār* *ben*-*ʾahărōn* the-*kōhēn* *wə-yāqom* from-*tôḵ* the-*ʿēḏāh* *wə-yiqqaḥ* *rōmaḥ* in-*yāḏô*", "grammar": { "*wə-yarʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and saw", "*pînəḥās*": "proper noun - Phinehas", "*ben*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ʾelʿāzār*": "proper noun - Eleazar", "*ben*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ʾahărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*kōhēn*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*wə-yāqom*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and arose/stood", "*tôḵ*": "common noun, masculine singular construct with preposition - from midst of", "*ʿēḏāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the congregation", "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and took", "*rōmaḥ*": "common noun, masculine singular - spear/javelin", "*yāḏô*": "common noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix and preposition - in his hand" }, "variants": { "*yarʾ*": "saw/observed/noticed", "*tôḵ*": "midst/among/middle", "*ʿēḏāh*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*rōmaḥ*": "spear/lance/javelin", "*yāḏô*": "his hand/his control" } } 8 { "verseID": "Numbers.25.8", "source": "וַ֠יָּבֹא אַחַ֨ר אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־הַקֻּבָּ֗ה וַיִּדְקֹר֙ אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֚ת אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־קֳבָתָ֑הּ וַתֵּֽעָצַר֙ הַמַּגֵּפָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*wə-yāḇōʾ* after *ʾîš*-*yiśrāʾēl* to-the-*qubbāh* *wə-yiḏqōr* *ʾeṯ*-*šənêhem* *ʾēṯ* *ʾîš* *yiśrāʾēl* and-*ʾeṯ*-the-*ʾiššāh* into-*qoḇāṯāh* *wə-tēʿāṣar* the-*maggēp̄āh* from-upon *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḇōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and went", "*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*qubbāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article and preposition - to the chamber/alcove", "*wə-yiḏqōr*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and pierced/thrust through", "*šənêhem*": "numeral, dual with 3rd masculine plural suffix and direct object marker - both of them", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular - man", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾiššāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article and direct object marker and conjunction - and the woman", "*qoḇāṯāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular possessive suffix and preposition - into her belly", "*wə-tēʿāṣar*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and was stopped/stayed", "*maggēp̄āh*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the plague", "*bənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*yāḇōʾ*": "went/came/followed", "*qubbāh*": "chamber/alcove/tent/pavilion", "*yiḏqōr*": "pierced/thrust through/stabbed", "*qoḇāṯāh*": "her belly/her abdomen/her stomach", "*tēʿāṣar*": "was stopped/was stayed/ceased", "*maggēp̄āh*": "plague/pestilence/slaughter" } }
• 1 Sam 15:33 : 33 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.15.33", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׁכְּלָ֤ה נָשִׁים֙ חַרְבֶּ֔ךָ כֵּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ל מִנָּשִׁ֖ים אִמֶּ֑ךָ וַיְשַׁסֵּ֨ף שְׁמוּאֵ֧ל אֶת־אֲגָ֛ג לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ ס", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *Šəmûʾēl*, as *kaʾăšer* *šikkəlâ* women *nāšîm* your sword *ḥarbeka*, so *kēn*-will be bereaved *tiškkal* among women *min-nāšîm* your mother *ʾimmeka*; and *wə-yəšassēp* *Šəmûʾēl* *ʾet*-*ʾĂgag* before *lipnê* *YHWH* in the *ba-Gilgāl*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - Samuel", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - as/just as", "*šikkəlâ*": "piel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - bereaved/made childless", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women", "*ḥarbeka*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sword", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*tiškkal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be bereaved", "*min-nāšîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - from/among women", "*ʾimmeka*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mother", "*wə-yəšassēp*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he cut in pieces/hewed to pieces", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*lipnê*": "preposition + noun, plural construct - before/in the presence of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ba-Gilgāl*": "preposition + proper noun - in Gilgal" }, "variants": { "*šikkəlâ*": "bereaved/made childless/caused loss of children", "*wə-yəšassēp*": "cut in pieces/hewed to pieces/cut down/dismembered" } }
• Job 20:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Job.20.25", "source": "שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֢א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃", "text": "*šālap* *wa-* *yēṣēʾ* *mi-* *gēwāh* *û-* *bārāq* *mi-* *mĕrōrātô* *yahălōk* *ʿālāyw* *ʾēmîm*", "grammar": { "*šālap*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drew out", "*wa-*": "conjunction - and", "*yēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it comes out", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*gēwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - back/body", "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*bārāq*": "noun, masculine singular - lightning/glittering", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*mĕrōrātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gall/bitterness", "*yahălōk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes/walks", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*ʾēmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - terrors" }, "variants": { "*šālap*": "drew out/pulled out/extracted", "*yēṣēʾ*": "comes out/goes forth/exits", "*gēwāh*": "back/body", "*bārāq*": "lightning/glittering point/flash", "*mĕrōrātô*": "his gall/his bitterness/his bile", "*yahălōk*": "goes/walks/moves", "*ʾēmîm*": "terrors/fears/dreads" } }
• Zech 13:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Zechariah.13.3", "source": "וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יִנָּבֵ֣א אִישׁ֮ עוֹד֒ וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵ֠לָיו אָבִ֨יו וְאִמּ֤וֹ יֹֽלְדָיו֙ לֹ֣א תִֽחְיֶ֔ה כִּ֛י שֶׁ֥קֶר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וּדְקָרֻ֜הוּ אָבִ֧יהוּ וְאִמּ֛וֹ יֹלְדָ֖יו בְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *hāyâ* when *yinnāḇē'* *'îš* *'ôḏ*, and *'āmərû* to him *'āḇîw* and *'immô* *yōləḏāyw*, 'Not *tiḥyeh* because *šeqer* *dibbartā* in *šēm* *YHWH*'; and *ḏəqāruhû* *'āḇîhû* and *'immô* *yōləḏāyw* when *bəhinnāḇə'ô*.", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it will happen/and it will come to pass", "*yinnāḇē'*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he prophesies/he will prophesy", "*'îš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/anyone", "*'ôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet", "*'āmərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with waw consecutive - and they will say", "*'āḇîw*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father", "*'immô*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother", "*yōləḏāyw*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his begetters/his parents", "*tiḥyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will live", "*šeqer*": "noun, masculine, singular - lie/falsehood", "*dibbartā*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have spoken", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - name of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḏəqāruhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with waw consecutive and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they will pierce him", "*'āḇîhû*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father", "*yōləḏāyw*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his begetters/his parents", "*bəhinnāḇə'ô*": "verb, niphal infinitive construct with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he prophesies" }, "variants": { "*yinnāḇē'*": "he prophesies/he will prophesy/he speaks as a prophet", "*yōləḏāyw*": "his begetters/his parents/those who gave him birth", "*šeqer*": "lie/falsehood/deception", "*ḏəqāruhû*": "they will pierce him/they will thrust him through/they will stab him" } }
• 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.5.16", "source": "Ὥστε ἡμεῖς ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν οὐδένα οἴδαμεν κατὰ σάρκα: εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐγνώκαμεν κατὰ σάρκα Χριστόν, ἀλλὰ νῦν οὐκέτι γινώσκομεν.", "text": "So that we from the *nyn* no one we *oidamen* according to *sarka*: if *de* *kai* we have *egnōkamen* according to *sarka* *Christon*, *alla* *nyn* no longer we *ginōskomen*.", "grammar": { "*nyn*": "adverb - now/present time", "*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we know/understand", "*sarka*": "noun, accusative feminine singular - flesh", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*kai*": "adverb - even/also", "*egnōkamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we have known/understood", "*Christon*": "noun, accusative masculine singular - Christ", "*alla*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*ginōskomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we know/understand" }, "variants": { "*oidamen*": "we know/understand/perceive", "*sarka*": "flesh/human standards/physical nature", "*egnōkamen*": "we have known/understood/perceived", "*ginōskomen*": "we know/understand/recognize" } }