Judges 3:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

But Ehud made for himself a dagger which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he bound it under his garment on his right thigh.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעַשׂ֩ ל֨וֹ אֵה֜וּד חֶ֗רֶב וְלָ֛הּ שְׁנֵ֥י פֵי֖וֹת גֹּ֣מֶד אָרְכָּ֑הּ וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר אוֹתָהּ֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לְמַדָּ֔יו עַ֖ל יֶ֥רֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-wayyaʿaś for-him ʾēhûd ḥereb and-to-it two pêyôt gōmed ʾorkāh and-wayyaḥgōr it from-under to-maddāyw upon yerek yĕmînô.

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction + consecutive - and
• *yaʿaś*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him
• *ʾēhûd*: proper noun - Ehud
• *ḥereb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
• *wĕ-lāh*: conjunction + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and to it
• *šĕnê*: numeral, masculine construct - two of
• *pêyôt*: noun, masculine plural - edges/mouths
• *gōmed*: noun, masculine singular - cubit/span
• *ʾorkāh*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its length
• *wa-yaḥgōr*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he girded
• *ʾôtāh*: direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it
• *mi-taḥat*: preposition + preposition - from under
• *lĕ-maddāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his garments
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon/over
• *yerek*: noun, feminine singular construct - thigh of
• *yĕmînô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his right

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaś*: and he made/fashioned/prepared
• *ḥereb*: sword/dagger/knife
• *pêyôt*: edges/blades/mouths
• *gōmed*: cubit/span (length measurement, approximately 18 inches)
• *wayyaḥgōr*: and he girded/fastened/strapped
• *mi-taḥat lĕ-maddāyw*: underneath his clothes/garments
• *yerek yĕmînô*: his right thigh

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ehud made him a two edged dagger of a spanne longe, & gyrded it vnder his garmet vpo his righte thye,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ehud made him a dagger with two edges of a cubite length, and he did gird it vnder his rayment vpon his right thigh,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Ahud made him a dagger with two edges, of a cubite length, and he did gyrde it vnto his raymet vpon his right thygh,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit `is' its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Ehud made himself a sword– it had two edges and was eighteen inches long. He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 3:21 : 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
• Ps 45:3 : 3 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, with your glory and your majesty.
• Ps 149:6 : 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a double-edged sword in their hand;
• Song 3:8 : 8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
• Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Rev 1:16 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
• Rev 2:12 : 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword;