Judges 3:22
Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
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ASV
and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
KJV
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.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֨א | vai.ya.Vo' | and it went | H935 → |
| גַֽם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → |
| הַנִּצָּ֜ב | ha.ni.Tzav | the hilt | H5325 → |
| אַחַ֣ר | 'a.Char | after | H310 → |
| הַלַּ֗הַב | ha.La.hav | the blade | H3851 → |
| וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר | vai.yis.Gor | and it closed up | H5462 → |
| הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ | ha.Che.lev | the fat | H2459 → |
| בְּעַ֣ד | be.'Ad | behind | H1157 → |
| הַלַּ֔הַב | ha.La.hav | the blade | H3851 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| שָׁלַ֛ף | sha.Laf | he drew out | H8025 → |
| הַחֶ֖רֶב | ha.Che.rev | the sword | H2719 → |
| מִבִּטְנ֑וֹ | mi.bit.No | from belly his | H990 → |
| וַיֵּצֵ֖א | vai.ye.Tze' | and he went out | H3318 → |
| הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃ | Ha.par.she.Do.nah | the hole towards | H6574 → |
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