KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 3:24
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.
WEB World English Bible
Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”
ASV American Standard Version
Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he hath gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and lo, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, ‘He is only covering his feet in the inner chamber of the wall.’
Surrounding context — Judges 3
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.
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וְה֤וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיָצָא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוַעֲבָדָ֣יוH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveבָּ֔אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeוַיִּרְא֕וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeוְהִנֵּ֛הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdדַּלְת֥וֹתH1817 · daldoorהָעֲלִיָּ֖הH5944 · a.liy.yahupper roomנְעֻל֑וֹתH5274 · na.alto lockוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּH559 · a.marto sayאַ֣ךְH389 · akhsurelyמֵסִ֥יךְH5526 · sukhto fenceה֛וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]רַגְלָ֖יוH7272 · re.gelfootבַּחֲדַ֥רH2315 · che.derchamberהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃H4747 · me.qe.rahcool
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