Judges 3:16 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 3:16

Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length - The word גמד gomed, which we translate cubit, is of very doubtful signification. As the root seems to signify contracted, it probably means an instrument made for the purpose shorter than usual, and something like the Italian stiletto. The Septuagint translate it by σπιθαμη, a span, and most of the versions understand it in the same sense. Upon his right thigh - Because he was left-handed.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ehud made him a dagger . . . and he did gird it . . . upon his right thigh--The sword was usually worn on the left side; so that Ehud's was the more likely to escape detection.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּעַשׂ֩	vai.ya.'As	and he made	H6213 →
ל֨וֹ	lo	for <the> himself
אֵה֜וּד	'e.Hud	Ehud	H164 →
חֶ֗רֶב	Che.rev	a sword	H2719 →
וְלָ֛הּ	ve.Lah	and [belonged] to <the> it
שְׁנֵ֥י	she.Nei	two	H8147 →
פֵי֖וֹת	fe.Yot	lips	H6366 →
גֹּ֣מֶד	Go.med	[was] a cubit	H1574 →
אָרְכָּ֑הּ	'a.re.Kah	length its	H753 →
וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר	vai.yach.Gor	and he girded	H2296 →
אוֹתָהּ֙	'o.Tah	<obj.> it	H853 →
מִתַּ֣חַת	mi.Ta.chat	from under	H8478 →
לְמַדָּ֔יו	le.ma.Dav	to garments his	H4055 →
עַ֖ל	'al	on	H5921 →
יֶ֥רֶךְ	Ye.rekh	[the] thigh of	H3409 →
יְמִינֽוֹ׃	ye.mi.No	right his	H3225 →

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Through
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:29
  “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
- Isaiah 55:11
  so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
- Ephesians 6:17
  And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- Psalms 119:130
  The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
- 1 Peter 1:23
  For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Through
Revelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
leads to
- Hebrews 4:12
  For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 19:15
  And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 2:16
  Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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