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23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule,[a] and closed the doors of the roof-chamber on him, and locked them.

24 After he had gone, the servants came. When they saw that the doors of the roof-chamber were locked, they thought, ‘He must be relieving himself[b] in the cool chamber.’ 25 So they waited until they were embarrassed. When he still did not open the doors of the roof-chamber, they took the key and opened them. There was their lord lying dead on the floor.

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  1. Judges 3:23 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Judges 3:24 Heb covering his feet

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.

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  1. Judges 3:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.