KJV King James Version
And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
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Judges 3:18
And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
WEB World English Bible
When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.
ASV American Standard Version
And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when he hath finished to bring near the present, that he sendeth away the people bearing the present,
Surrounding context — Judges 3
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:
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וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichכִּלָּ֔הH3615 · ka.lahto end: finishלְהַקְרִ֖יבH7126 · qa.ravto present: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּנְחָ֑הH4503 · min.chahofferingוַיְשַׁלַּח֙H7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleנֹשְׂאֵ֖יH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseהַמִּנְחָֽה׃H4503 · min.chahoffering
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