3:1 Now these [are] the nations 1471 which the LORD 3068 left 3240 8689, to prove 5254 8763 Israel 3478 by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known 3045 8804 all the wars 4421 of Canaan 3667;

3:2 Only that 7535 the generations 1755 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 might know 3045 8800, to teach 3925 8763 them war 4421, at the least such as before 6440 knew 3045 8804 nothing thereof;

3:3 [Namely], five 2568 lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430, and all the Canaanites 3669, and the Sidonians 6722, and the Hivites 2340 that dwelt 3427 8802 in mount 2022 Lebanon 3844, from mount 2022 Baalhermon 1179 unto the entering in 935 8800 of Hamath 2574.

3:4 And they were to prove 5254 8763 Israel 3478 by them, to know 3045 8800 whether they would hearken 8085 8799 unto the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068, which he commanded 6680 8765 their fathers 1 by the hand 3027 of Moses 4872.

3:5 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 dwelt 3427 8804 among 7130 the Canaanites 3669, Hittites 2850, and Amorites 567, and Perizzites 6522, and Hivites 2340, and Jebusites 2983:

3:6 And they took 3947 8799 their daughters 1323 to be their wives 802, and gave 5414 8804 their daughters 1323 to their sons 1121, and served 5647 8799 their gods 430.

3:7 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 8799 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and forgat 7911 8799 the LORD 3068 their God 430, and served 5647 8799 Baalim 1168 and the groves 842.

3:8 Therefore the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 was hot 2734 8799 against Israel 3478, and he sold 4376 8799 them into the hand 3027 of Chushanrishathaim 3573 king 4428 of Mesopotamia 763: and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 served 5647 8799 Chushanrishathaim 3573 eight 8083 years 8141.(Mesopotamia: Heb. Aramnaharaim)

3:9 And when the children 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 8799 unto the LORD 3068, the LORD 3068 raised up 6965 8686 a deliverer 3467 8688 to the children 1121 of Israel 3478, who delivered 3467 8686 them, [even] Othniel 6274 the son 1121 of Kenaz 7073, Caleb's 3612 younger 6996 brother 251.(deliverer: Heb. saviour)

3:10 And the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 came upon him, and he judged 8199 8799 Israel 3478, and went out 3318 8799 to war 4421: and the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 8799 Chushanrishathaim 3573 king 4428 of Mesopotamia 763 into his hand 3027; and his hand 3027 prevailed 5810 8799 against Chushanrishathaim 3573.(came: Heb. was)(Mesopotamia: Heb. Aram)

3:11 And the land 776 had rest 8252 8799 forty 705 years 8141. And Othniel 6274 the son 1121 of Kenaz 7073 died 4191 8799.

3:12 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 8800 evil 7451 again 3254 8686 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068: and the LORD 3068 strengthened 2388 8762 Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab 4124 against Israel 3478, because they had done 6213 8804 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.

3:13 And he gathered 622 8799 unto him the children 1121 of Ammon 5983 and Amalek 6002, and went 3212 8799 and smote 5221 8686 Israel 3478, and possessed 3423 8799 the city 5892 of palm trees 8558 8677 5899.

3:14 So the children 1121 of Israel 3478 served 5647 8799 Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab 4124 eighteen 8083 6240 years 8141.

3:15 But when the children 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 8799 unto the LORD 3068, the LORD 3068 raised them up 6965 8686 a deliverer 3467 8688, Ehud 164 the son 1121 of Gera 1617, a Benjamite 1145, a man 376 lefthanded 334 3225: and by him 3027 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 8799 a present 4503 unto Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab 4124.(a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini)(lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand)

3:16 But Ehud 164 made 6213 8799 him a dagger 2719 which had two 8147 edges 6366, of a cubit 1574 length 753; and he did gird 2296 8799 it under his raiment 4055 upon his right 3225 thigh 3409.

3:17 And he brought 7126 8686 the present 4503 unto Eglon 5700 king 4428 of Moab 4124: and Eglon 5700 [was] a very 3966 fat 1277 man 376.

3:18 And when he had made an end 3615 8765 to offer 7126 8687 the present 4503, he sent away 7971 8762 the people 5971 that bare 5375 8802 the present 4503.

3:19 But he himself turned again 7725 8804 from the quarries 6456 that [were] by Gilgal 1537, and said 559 8799, I have a secret 5643 errand 1697 unto thee, O king 4428: who said 559 8799, Keep silence 2013 8761. And all that stood 5975 8802 by him went out 3318 8799 from him.(quarries: or, graven images)

3:20 And Ehud 164 came 935 8804 unto him; and he was sitting 3427 8802 in a summer 4747 parlour 5944, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud 164 said 559 8799, I have a message 1697 from God 430 unto thee. And he arose 6965 8799 out of [his] seat 3678.(a summer…: Heb. a parlour of cooling)

3:21 And Ehud 164 put forth 7971 8799 his left 8040 hand 3027, and took 3947 8799 the dagger 2719 from his right 3225 thigh 3409, and thrust 8628 8799 it into his belly 990:

3:22 And the haft 5325 also went in 935 8799 after 310 the blade 3851; and the fat 2459 closed 5462 8799 upon 1157 the blade 3851, so that he could not draw 8025 8804 the dagger 2719 out of his belly 990; and the dirt 6574 came out 3318 8799.(the dirt…: or, it came out at the buttocks)

3:23 Then Ehud 164 went forth 3318 8799 through the porch 4528, and shut 5462 8799 the doors 1817 of the parlour 5944 upon him, and locked 5274 8804 them.

3:24 When he was gone out 3318 8804, his servants 5650 came 935 8804; and when they saw 7200 8799 that, behold, the doors 1817 of the parlour 5944 [were] locked 5274 8803, they said 559 8799, Surely he covereth 5526 8688 his feet 7272 in his summer 4747 chamber 2315.(covereth…: or, doeth his easement)

3:25 And they tarried 2342 8799 till they were ashamed 954 8800: and, behold, he opened 6605 8802 not the doors 1817 of the parlour 5944; therefore they took 3947 8799 a key 4668, and opened 6605 8799 [them]: and, behold, their lord 113 [was] fallen down 5307 8802 dead 4191 8801 on the earth 776.

3:26 And Ehud 164 escaped 4422 8738 while they tarried 4102 8699, and passed beyond 5674 8804 the quarries 6456, and escaped 4422 8735 unto Seirath 8167.

3:27 And it came to pass, when he was come 935 8800, that he blew 8628 8799 a trumpet 7782 in the mountain 2022 of Ephraim 669, and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 went down 3381 8799 with him from the mount 2022, and he before 6440 them.

3:28 And he said 559 8799 unto them, Follow 7291 8798 after 310 me: for the LORD 3068 hath delivered 5414 8804 your enemies 341 8802 the Moabites 4124 into your hand 3027. And they went down 3381 8799 after 310 him, and took 3920 8799 the fords 4569 of Jordan 3383 toward Moab 4124, and suffered 5414 8804 not a man 376 to pass over 5674 8800.

3:29 And they slew 5221 8686 of Moab 4124 at that time 6256 about ten 6235 thousand 505 men 376, all lusty 8082, and all men 376 of valour 2428; and there escaped 4422 8738 not a man 376.(lusty: Heb. fat)

3:30 So Moab 4124 was subdued 3665 8735 that day 3117 under the hand 3027 of Israel 3478. And the land 776 had rest 8252 8799 fourscore 8084 years 8141.

3:31 And after 310 him was Shamgar 8044 the son 1121 of Anath 6067, which slew 5221 8686 of the Philistines 6430 six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376 with an ox 1241 goad 4451: and he also delivered 3467 8686 Israel 3478.

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