MANNAFEST

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

WEB

and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.

YLT

and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon is a very fat man.

DBT

And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.

About this book

Old Testament

JudgesThe post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Author
Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date
Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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