Judges 3:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he made | וַיַּעַשׂ֩ | vai-ya-'AS | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| Ehud | אֵה֜וּד | 'e-HUD | H0164G | Ehudאֵהוּד (e.hud) A Judge of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.15; son of: Gera (H1617); father of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Gera (H1617J), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284) Also named: e.chud (אֵחוּד "Ehud" H0261) § Ehud = "I will give thanks: I will be praised" or "undivided, union" in (1Ch. 8:6) only 1) Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab 2) another Benjamite, son of Bilhan (1Ch 8:6) |
| a sword | חֶ֗רֶב | CHE-rev | H2719 | swordחֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone |
| two | שְׁנֵ֥י | she-NEI | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| lips | פֵי֖וֹת | fe-YOT | H6366 | two-edgedפֵּיָה (pe.yah) edge (of a sword) Also means: pi.phiy.yah (פִּיפִיָּה "tooth" H6374) |
| [was] a cubit | גֹּ֣מֶד | GO-med | H1574 | short cubitגֹּ֫מֶד (go.med) 1) cubit 2) (CLBL) half-cubit-the measure between a cubit and a span-9 in (20 cm) |
| length its | אָרְכָּ֑הּ | 'a-re-KAH | H0753 | lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) 1) length 1a) physical length 1b) of time 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience) |
| and he girded | וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר | vai-yach-GOR | H2296 | to girdחָגַר (cha.gar) 1) to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to gird 1a2) to gird on, bind on 1a3) to gird oneself |
| from under | מִתַּ֣חַת | mi-TA-chat | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| to garments his | לְמַדָּ֔יו | le-ma-DAV | H4055 | garmentמַד (mad) 1) measure, cloth garment 1a) measure 1b) cloth, carpet 1c) garment (outer) |
| on | עַ֖ל | 'al | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] thigh of | יֶ֥רֶךְ | YE-rekh | H3409 | thighיָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) 1) thigh, side, loin, base 1a) thigh 1a1) outside of thigh (where sword was worn) 1a2) loins (as the seat of procreative power) 1b) side (flank) (of object) 1c) base |
| right his | יְמִינֽוֹ׃ | ye-mi-NO | H3225G | rightיָמִין (ya.min) 1) right, right hand, right side 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East) Also means: ya.min (יָמִין ": south" H3225H) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.