KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 3:16
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
WEB World English Bible
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit is its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;
Surrounding context — Judges 3
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּעַשׂ֩H6213 · a.sahto make: doל֨וֹH9033 · ohimאֵה֜וּדH164 · e.hudEhudחֶ֗רֶבH2719 · che.revswordוְלָ֛הּH9034 · haherשְׁנֵ֥יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoפֵי֖וֹתH6366 · pe.yahtwo-edgedגֹּ֣מֶדH1574 · go.medshort cubitאָרְכָּ֑הּH753 · o.rekhlengthוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רH2296 · cha.garto girdאוֹתָהּ֙H853 · et[Obj.]מִתַּ֣חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underלְמַדָּ֔יוH4055 · madgarmentעַ֖לH5921 · aluponיֶ֥רֶךְH3409 · ya.rekhthighיְמִינֽוֹ׃H3225 · ya.minright
Cross-references
Hebrews 4:12For 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.Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;Psalm 45:3Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.Psalm 149:6[Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:Song of Solomon 3:8They all hold swords, [being] expert in war: every man [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.Revelation 1:16And 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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