Judges 3:21

King James Version (1611 Edition)

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and tooke the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

Hebrew Names Version
Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

King James Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

Lexham English Bible
Then Ehud reached with his left hand for the sword on his right thigh, and he thrust it into his stomach.

English Standard Version
And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

New Century Version
Ehud reached with his left hand and took out the sword that was tied to his right hip. Then he stabbed the sword deep into the king's belly!

New English Translation
Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon's belly.

Amplified Bible
Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon's belly.

New American Standard Bible
Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ehud put forth his left hand, & tooke the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his bellie,

Legacy Standard Bible
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

Contemporary English Version
Ehud pulled out the dagger with his left hand and shoved it so far into Eglon's stomach

Complete Jewish Bible
Ehud reached out with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into the king's belly.

Darby Translation
Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, and thrust it into his belly;

Easy-to-Read Version
As the king was getting up from his throne, Ehud reached with his left hand and took out the sword that was tied to his right thigh. Then he pushed the sword into the king's belly.

George Lamsa Translation
And Ehur put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

Good News Translation
With his left hand Ehud took the sword from his right side and plunged it into the king's belly.

Literal Translation
And Ehud put out his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into Eglon's belly.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Ehud put forth his lefte hande, & toke the dagger from his righte thye, & thrust it in to his bely,

American Standard Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

Bible in Basic English
And Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right side, and sent it into his stomach;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ahud put foorth his left hande, & toke the dagger from his right thygh, and thrust it into his belly.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass as he arose, that Aod stretched forth his left hand, and took the dagger off his right thigh, and plunged it into his belly;

English Revised Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

Berean Standard Bible
And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon's belly.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which roos anoon fro the trone. And Aioth helde forth the left hond, and took the swerd fro his riyt hype; and he

Young's Literal Translation
and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;

Update Bible Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

World English Bible
Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

New King James Version
Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

New Living Translation
Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king's belly.

New Life Bible
Ehud put out his left hand, took the sword from his right leg, and pushed it into Eglon's stomach.

New Revised Standard
Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into Eglon's belly;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from off his right thigh, - and thrust it into his body;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,

Revised Standard Version
And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.

Contextual Overview

¹² And the children of Israel did euill againe in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done euill in the sight of the Lord. ¹³ And hee gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of Palme-trees. ¹⁴ So the children of Israel serued Eglon the King of Moab eighteene yeeres. ¹⁵ But when the children of Israel cried vnto the Lord, the Lord raised them vp a deliuerer, Ehud the sonne of Gera, a Beniamite, a man left handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a Present vnto Eglon the king of Moab. ¹⁶ But Ehud made him a dagger (which had two edges) of a cubite length, and he did gird it vnder his raiment, vpon his right thigh, ¹⁷ And he brought the present vnto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. ¹⁸ And when he had made an end to offer the Present, he sent away the people that bare the Present. ¹⁹ But hee himselfe turned againe from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I haue a secret errand vnto thee, O king: who said, Keepe silence. And all that stood by him, went out from him. ²⁰ And Ehud came vnto him, and he was sitting in a Summer parlour, which hee had for himselfe alone: And Ehud said, I haue a message from God vnto thee. And he arose out of his seat. ²¹ And Ehud put forth his left hand, and tooke the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thrust it: Numbers 25:7, Numbers 25:8, 1 Samuel 15:33, Job 20:25, Zechariah 13:3, 2 Corinthians 5:16

Reciprocal: Judges 3:16 - upon Judges 4:21 - took 2 Samuel 20:10 - in Joab's

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden:

Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree, which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shal not eate of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened, & they knew that they were naked, and they sewed figge leaues together, and made themselues aprons.

Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly reioyce in the Lord, my soule shalbe ioyfull in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of saluation, he hath couered me with the robe of righteousnes, as a bridegrome decketh himselfe with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herselfe with her iewels.

Romans 3:22
Euen the righteousnesse of God, which is by faith of Iesus Christ vnto all, and vpon all them that beleeue: for there is no difference:

2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, who knewe no sinne, that wee might bee made the righteousnesse of God in him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh,.... Being, as before observed, a lefthanded man; Judges 3:15, and this he could the better do, without being taken notice of by the king, who, if he saw him move his left hand, would have no suspicion of his going to draw a dagger with it, and which also was hidden under his raiment, Judges 3:16;

and thrust it into his belly; Josephus d says into his heart; it is certain the wound was mortal, and must have been in a part on which, life depended.

d Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2.