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Judges 3:21-23
Good News Translation
Judges 3:21-23
Good News Translation
21 With his left hand Ehud took the sword from his right side and plunged it into the king's belly. 22 The whole sword went in, handle and all, and the fat covered it up. Ehud did not pull it out of the king's belly, and it stuck out behind, between his legs.[a] 23 Then Ehud went outside, closed the doors behind him, locked them,
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- Judges 3:22 Probable text it stuck … legs; Hebrew unclear.
Judges 3:21-23
New International Version
Judges 3:21-23
New International Version
21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword(A) from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it. 23 Then Ehud went out to the porch[a]; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
Footnotes
- Judges 3:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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