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Judges 3 (WEBP)

[1] Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
[2] only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:
[3] the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
[4] They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
[5] The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
[6] They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
[7] The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
[8] Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
[9] When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
[10] Yahweh’s Spirit came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. His hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim.
[11] The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
[12] The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
[13] He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
[14] The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
[15] But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
[16] Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
[17] He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
[18] When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
[19] But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.
[20] Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.
[21] Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
[22] The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
[23] Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
[24] After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”
[25] They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
[26] Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
[27] When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.
[28] He said to them, “Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over.
[29] They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped.
[30] So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
[31] After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.

Judges 3:16 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Judges 3:24 or, “relieving himself”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 3 (KJVS)

[1] Now these are the nations which the Lord left, () to prove () Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known () all the wars of Canaan;
[2] only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, () to teach () them war, at the least such as before knew () nothing thereof;
[3] namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt () in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in () of Hamath.
[4] And they were to prove () Israel by them, to know () whether they would hearken () unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded () their fathers by the hand of Moses.
[5] And the children of Israel dwelt () among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
[6] and they took () their daughters to be their wives, and gave () their daughters to their sons, and served () their gods.
[7] And the children of Israel did () evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat () the Lord their God, and served () Baalim and the groves.
[8] Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot () against Israel, and he sold () them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served () Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
[9] And when the children of Israel cried () unto the Lord, the Lord raised up () a deliverer () to the children of Israel, who delivered () them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
[10] And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged () Israel, and went out () to war: and the Lord delivered () Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed () against Chushan-rishathaim.
[11] And the land had rest () forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. ()
[12] And the children of Israel did () evil again () in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened () Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done () evil in the sight of the Lord.
[13] And he gathered () unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went () and smote () Israel, and possessed () the city of palm trees. ()
[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.
[16] 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.
[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.
[21] 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.
[24] When he was gone out, () his servants came; () and when they saw () that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, () they said, () Surely he covereth () his feet in his summer chamber.
[25] And they tarried () till they were ashamed: () and, behold, he opened () not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took () a key, and opened () them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down () dead () on the earth.
[26] And Ehud escaped () while they tarried, () and passed beyond () the quarries, and escaped () unto Seirath.
[27] And it came to pass, when he was come, () that he blew () a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down () with him from the mount, and he before them.
[28] And he said () unto them, Follow () after me: for the Lord hath delivered () your enemies () the Moabites into your hand. And they went down () after him, and took () the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered () not a man to pass over. ()
[29] And they slew () of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped () not a man.
[30] So Moab was subdued () that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest () fourscore years.
[31] And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew () of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered () Israel.

Judges 3:8 Heb. Aramnaharaim
Judges 3:9 Heb. saviour
Judges 3:10a Heb. was
Judges 3:10b Heb. Aram
Judges 3:19 Or, graven images
Judges 3:20 Heb. a parlour of cooling
Judges 3:22 Or, it came out at the fundament
Judges 3:24 Or, doeth his easement
Judges 3:29 Heb. fat

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 3 (BYZ)

[1] και ταυτα τα εθνη αφηκεν ιησους ωστε πειρασαι εν αυτοις τον ισραηλ παντας τους μη εγνωκοτας παντας τους πολεμους χανααν
[2] πλην δια τας γενεας των υιων ισραηλ του διδαξαι αυτους πολεμον πλην οι εμπροσθεν αυτων ουκ εγνωσαν αυτα
[3] τας πεντε σατραπειας των αλλοφυλων και παντα τον χαναναιον και τον σιδωνιον και τον ευαιον τον κατοικουντα τον λιβανον απο του ορους του βαλαερμων εως λοβωημαθ
[4] και εγενετο ωστε πειρασαι εν αυτοις τον ισραηλ γνωναι ει ακουσονται τας εντολας κυριου ας ενετειλατο τοις πατρασιν αυτων εν χειρι μωυση
[5] και οι υιοι ισραηλ κατωκησαν εν μεσω του χαναναιου και του χετταιου και του αμορραιου και του φερεζαιου και του ευαιου και του ιεβουσαιου
[6] και ελαβον τας θυγατερας αυτων εαυτοις εις γυναικας και τας θυγατερας αυτων εδωκαν τοις υιοις αυτων και ελατρευσαν τοις θεοις αυτων
[7] και εποιησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ το πονηρον εναντι κυριου και επελαθοντο κυριου θεου αυτων και ελατρευσαν ταις βααλιμ και τοις αλσεσιν
[8] και ωργισθη θυμω κυριος εν τω ισραηλ και απεδοτο αυτους εις χειρας χουσαρσαθωμ βασιλεως συριας ποταμων και εδουλευσαν αυτω οκτω ετη
[9] και εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον και ηγειρεν κυριος σωτηρα τω ισραηλ και εσωσεν αυτους τον γοθονιηλ υιον κενεζ αδελφον χαλεβ τον νεωτερον αυτου και εισηκουσεν αυτου
[10] και εγενετο επ αυτον πνευμα κυριου και εκρινεν τον ισραηλ και εξηλθεν επι τον πολεμον και παρεδωκεν κυριος εν χειρι αυτου τον χουσαρσαθωμ βασιλεα συριας και εκραταιωθη η χειρ αυτου επι τον χουσαρσαθωμ
[11] και ησυχασεν η γη ετη πεντηκοντα και απεθανεν γοθονιηλ υιος κενεζ
[12] και προσεθεντο οι υιοι ισραηλ ποιησαι το πονηρον εναντι κυριου και ενισχυσεν κυριος τον εγλωμ βασιλεα μωαβ επι τον ισραηλ δια το πεποιηκεναι αυτους το πονηρον εναντι κυριου
[13] και προσηγαγεν προς αυτον παντας τους υιους αμμων και αμαληκ και επορευθη και επαταξεν τον ισραηλ και εκληρονομησεν την πολιν των φοινικων
[14] και εδουλευσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ τω εγλωμ βασιλει μωαβ ετη δεκα οκτω
[15] και εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον και ηγειρεν αυτοις κυριος σωτηρα τον αωδ υιον γηρα υιου του ιεμενι ανδρα αμφοτεροδεξιον και απεστειλαν οι υιοι ισραηλ δωρα εν χειρι αυτου τω εγλωμ βασιλει μωαβ
[16] και εποιησεν εαυτω αωδ μαχαιραν διστομον σπιθαμης το μηκος και περιεζωσατο αυτην υπο τον μανδυαν επι τον μηρον τον δεξιον αυτου
[17] και προσηνεγκεν τα δωρα τω εγλωμ βασιλει μωαβ και εγλωμ ανηρ αστειος σφοδρα
[18] και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν αωδ προσφερων τα δωρα και εξαπεστειλεν τους αιροντας τα δωρα
[19] και εγλωμ ανεστρεψεν απο των γλυπτων μετα της γαλγαλ και ειπεν αωδ λογος μοι κρυφιος προς σε βασιλευ και ειπεν εγλωμ πασιν εκ μεσου και εξηλθον απ αυτου παντες οι παραστηκοντες αυτω
[20] και αωδ εισηλθεν προς αυτον και αυτος εκαθητο εν τω υπερωω τω θερινω αυτου μονωτατος και ειπεν αωδ λογος θεου μοι προς σε βασιλευ και εξανεστη απο του θρονου εγλωμ εγγυς αυτου
[21] και εγενετο αμα του αναστηναι εξετεινεν αωδ την χειρα την αριστεραν αυτου και ελαβεν την μαχαιραν απο του μηρου του δεξιου αυτου και ενεπηξεν αυτην εις την κοιλιαν εγλωμ
[22] και επεισηνεγκεν και γε την λαβην οπισω της φλογος και απεκλεισεν το στεαρ κατα της φλογος οτι ουκ εξεσπασεν την μαχαιραν εκ της κοιλιας αυτου
[23] και εξηλθεν αωδ εις την προσταδα και απεκλεισεν τας θυρας του υπερωου επ αυτον και εσφηνωσεν
[24] και αυτος εξηλθεν και οι παιδες αυτου εισηλθον και ειδον και ιδου αι θυραι του υπερωου αποκεκλεισμεναι και ειπαν μηποτε προς διφρους καθηται εν τη αποχωρησει του κοιτωνος
[25] και προσεμειναν αισχυνομενοι και ιδου ουκ ην ο ανοιγων τας θυρας του υπερωου και ελαβον την κλειδα και ηνοιξαν και ιδου ο κυριος αυτων πεπτωκως επι την γην τεθνηκως
[26] και αωδ διεσωθη εως εθορυβουντο και ουκ ην ο προσνοων αυτω και αυτος παρηλθεν τα γλυπτα και διεσωθη εις σειρωθα
[27] και εγενετο ηνικα ηλθεν και εσαλπισεν κερατινη εν ορει εφραιμ και κατεβησαν συν αυτω οι υιοι ισραηλ και αυτος εμπροσθεν αυτων
[28] και ειπεν προς αυτους καταβαινετε οπισω μου οτι παρεδωκεν κυριος ο θεος τους εχθρους υμων την μωαβ εν χειρι υμων και κατεβησαν οπισω αυτου και προκατελαβοντο τας διαβασεις του ιορδανου της μωαβ και ουκ αφηκαν ανδρα διαβηναι
[29] και επαταξαν την μωαβ εν τω καιρω εκεινω ωσει δεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων παντας τους μαχητας τους εν αυτοις και παντα ανδρα δυναμεως και ου διεσωθη ανηρ
[30] και ενετραπη μωαβ εν τη ημερα εκεινη υπο την χειρα ισραηλ και ησυχασεν η γη ογδοηκοντα ετη και εκρινεν αυτους αωδ εως ου απεθανεν
[31] και μετα τουτον ανεστη σαμεγαρ υιος αναθ και επαταξεν τους αλλοφυλους εις εξακοσιους ανδρας εκτος μοσχων των βοων και εσωσεν αυτος τον ισραηλ