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16 But Ehud made him a cherev which had two edges of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 And he brought the minchah unto Eglon Melech Moav; and Eglon was an ish bari me’od (very fat man).

18 And when he had made an end to offer the minchah, he sent away the people that carried the minchah (tribute).

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16 Now Ehud(A) had made a double-edged sword about a cubit[a] long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. 17 He presented the tribute(B) to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.(C) 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it.

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Footnotes

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