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Judges 3:16

Ehud

14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

But Ehud made him a dagger 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 present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

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BSB
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
KJV
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
WEB
Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
ASV
And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
DARBY
And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.
BLB
And Ehud made himself a dagger, and it had two edges a cubit in length. And he fastened it under his cloak on his right thigh.
ÅB
da gjorde Ehud seg et tveegget, alenlangt sverd og bandt det om seg under sine klær ved sin høyre hofte.
OTB
Ehud laget et tveegget sverd omtrent en alen langt, som han festet til sin høyre lår under klærne.
B1930
da gjorde Ehud sig et tveegget, alenlangt sverd og bandt det om sig under sine klær ved sin høire hofte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 2:12

    And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

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  • Hebrews 4:12

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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  • Psalms 45:3

    Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

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  • Judges 3:21

    And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

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  • Revelation 1:16

    And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

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  • Song of Solomon 3:8

    They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

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  • Psalms 149:6

    Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

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