Judges 3:20
Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
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ASV
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
KJV
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵה֣וּד׀ | ve.'e.Hud | and Ehud | H164 → |
| בָּ֣א | ba' | he came | H935 → |
| אֵלָ֗יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| וְהֽוּא־ | ve.hu'- | and he | H1931 → |
| יֹ֠שֵׁב | Yo.shev | [was] sitting | H3427 → |
| בַּעֲלִיַּ֨ת | ba.'a.li.Yat | in [the] roof chamber of | H5944 → |
| הַמְּקֵרָ֤ה | ha.me.ke.Rah | the coolness | H4747 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | [belonged] to <the> him | |
| לְבַדּ֔וֹ | le.va.Do | to only him | H905 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵה֔וּד | 'e.Hud | Ehud | H164 → |
| דְּבַר־ | de.var- | a word of | H1697 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֥ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| לִ֖י | li | [belongs] to <the> me | |
| אֵלֶ֑יךָ | 'e.Lei.kha | to you | H413 → |
| וַיָּ֖קָם | vai.Ya.kom | and he rose | H6965 → |
| מֵעַ֥ל | me.'Al | from on | H5921 → |
| הַכִּסֵּֽא׃ | ha.ki.Se' | the throne | H3678 → |
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