15 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed(A) Benjaminite,[a] as a deliverer for them. The Israelites sent him with the tribute(B) for King Eglon of Moab.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:15 = son of the right hand

15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer(A)—Ehud(B), a left-handed(C) man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute(D) to Eglon king of Moab.

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16 There were seven hundred fit young men who were left-handed among all these troops; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

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16 Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed,(A) each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

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