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Judges 3:23-25
New American Standard Bible
Judges 3:23-25
New American Standard Bible
23 Then Ehud went out into the [a]vestibule, and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.
24 When he had left, [b]the king’s servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “(A)Undoubtedly he is [c]relieving himself in the cool room.” 25 So they waited [d]until it would have been shameful to wait longer; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. So they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the [e]floor dead.
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- Judges 3:23 Meaning uncertain
- Judges 3:24 Lit his
- Judges 3:24 Lit covering his feet; a euphemism referring to a squatting position
- Judges 3:25 Lit until shaming
- Judges 3:25 Lit earth
Judges 3:23-25
New International Version
Judges 3:23-25
New International Version
23 Then Ehud went out to the porch[a]; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
24 After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, “He must be relieving himself(A) in the inner room of the palace.” 25 They waited to the point of embarrassment,(B) but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead.
Footnotes
- Judges 3:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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