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Judges 3:14-16
Lexham English Bible

14 And the Israelites[a] served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

15 And the Israelites[b] cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjaminite and a left-handed man.[c] And the Israelites[d] sent a tribute to Eglon king of Moab through him.[e] 16 Ehud made for himself a short, two-edged[f] sword (a cubit in length), and he fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.

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  1. Judges 3:14 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Judges 3:15 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Judges 3:15 Literally “a man bound by his right hand”
  4. Judges 3:15 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Judges 3:15 Literally “in his hand”
  6. Judges 3:16 Literally “with two mouths”
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Judges 3:14-16
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14 The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab(A) for eighteen years.

15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer(B)—Ehud(C), a left-handed(D) man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute(E) to Eglon king of Moab. 16 Now Ehud(F) had made a double-edged sword about a cubit[a] long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.

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  1. Judges 3:16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
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