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Judges 3:21

Ehud

19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

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

22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

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BSB
And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
KJV
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
WEB
Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
ASV
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
DARBY
Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, and thrust it into his belly;
BLB
And Ehud reached with his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
ÅB
Men Ehud rakte ut sin venstre hånd og tok sverdet fra sin høyre hofte og støtte det i hans buk;
OTB
rakte Ehud med sin venstre hånd, trakk sverdet fra sin høyre lår og stakk det inn i kongens buk.
B1930
Men Ehud rakte ut sin venstre hånd og tok sverdet fra sin høire hofte og støtte det i hans buk;

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 15:33

    And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:16

    Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

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  • Zechariah 13:3

    And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

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  • Job 20:25

    It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

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  • Numbers 25:7–8

    And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;

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