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22 And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not draw back the sword from his stomach; and it went protruding out the back.[a] 23 And Ehud went out the vestibule, and he closed the doors of the upper room and locked them behind him.

24 After he left, his servants returned. When they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, they thought,[b] “Surely he is relieving himself[c] in the cool inner room.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:22 The Hebrew is uncertain; some translations have “and the dirt/entrails came out”
  2. Judges 3:24 Hebrew “they said”
  3. Judges 3:24 Literally “covering his feet”