Judges 3:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. | Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him. | Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he went out | וַיֵּצֵ֥א | vai-ye-TZE' | H3318G | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| Ehud | אֵה֖וּד | '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) |
| the porch towards | הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה | ha-mis-de-RO-nah | H4528 | porchמִסְדְּרוֹן (mis.de.ron) 1) porch, colonnade 1a) meaning uncertain |
| and he closed | וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר | vai-yis-GOR | H5462 | to shutסָגַר (sa.gar) 1) to shut, close 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shut 1a2) to close, close up 1a3) closed up, closely joined, shut up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be shut up 1b2) to be shut or closed 1c) (Piel) to shut up, deliver up 1d) (Pual) to be shut up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to deliver up 1e2) to shut up, imprison 2) pure gold Aramaic equivalent: se.gar (סְגַר "to shut" H5463) |
| [the] doors of | דַּלְת֧וֹת | dal-TOT | H1817C | doorדֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) 1) door, gate 1a) a door 1b) a gate 1c) (fig.) 1c1) of chest lid 1c2) of crocodile jaws 1c3) of doors of the heavens 1c4) of an easily-accessible woman |
| the roof chamber | הָעַלִיָּ֛ה | ha-'a-li-YAH | H5944 | upper roomעֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) roof-room, roof chamber |
| behind him | בַּעֲד֖וֹ | ba-'a-DO | H1157 | about/through/forבַּ֫עַד (be.ad) 1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about 1a) through (of action) 1b) behind (with verbs of shutting) 1c) about (with verbs of fencing) 1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael) |
| and he locked [them] | וְנָעָֽל׃ | ve-na-'AL | H5274A | to lockנָעַל (na.al) 1) to bar, lock, bolt 1a) (Qal) to bar, lock, bolt |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.