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Judges 3:16
Ehud made himself a sword—it had two edges and was eighteen inches long. He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Ehud made himself a double-edged sword eighteen inches long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes
Ehud made himself a double-edged sword eighteen inches long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes
Hebrew Names Version
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
Ehud made for himself a short, two-edged sword (a cubit in length), and he fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
Ehud made for himself a short, two-edged sword (a cubit in length), and he fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
English Standard Version
And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes.
And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes.
New Century Version
Ehud made himself a sword with two edges, about eighteen inches long, and he tied it to his right hip under his clothes.
Ehud made himself a sword with two edges, about eighteen inches long, and he tied it to his right hip under his clothes.
Amplified Bible
Now Ehud made for himself a sword a cubit long, which had two edges, and he bound it on his right thigh under his robe.
Now Ehud made for himself a sword a cubit long, which had two edges, and he bound it on his right thigh under his robe.
New American Standard Bible
Now Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it on his right thigh under his cloak.
Now Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it on his right thigh under his cloak.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ehud made him a dagger with two edges of a cubite length, and he did gird it vnder his rayment vpon his right thigh,
And Ehud made him a dagger with two edges of a cubite length, and he did gird it vnder his rayment vpon his right thigh,
Legacy Standard Bible
These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit.
These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit.
Complete Jewish Bible
Ehud made himself a double-edged sword eighteen inches long and strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes.
Ehud made himself a double-edged sword eighteen inches long and strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes.
Darby Translation
And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.
And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ehud made himself a sword with two sharp edges that was about 12 inches long. He tied the sword to his right thigh and hid it under his uniform.
Ehud made himself a sword with two sharp edges that was about 12 inches long. He tied the sword to his right thigh and hid it under his uniform.
George Lamsa Translation
So Ehur made for himself a two edged dagger, and he made it short; and he girded it under his garment on his right thigh.
So Ehur made for himself a two edged dagger, and he made it short; and he girded it under his garment on his right thigh.
Good News Translation
Ehud had made himself a double-edged sword about a foot and a half long. He had it fastened on his right side under his clothes.
Ehud had made himself a double-edged sword about a foot and a half long. He had it fastened on his right side under his clothes.
Literal Translation
And Ehud made a sword for himself, and it had two edges, a cubit in length. And he girded it under his long robe, on his right thigh.
And Ehud made a sword for himself, and it had two edges, a cubit in length. And he girded it under his long robe, on his right thigh.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ehud made him a two edged dagger of a spanne longe, & gyrded it vnder his garmet vpo his righte thye,
Ehud made him a two edged dagger of a spanne longe, & gyrded it vnder his garmet vpo his righte thye,
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe.
So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Ahud made him a dagger with two edges, of a cubite length, and he did gyrde it vnto his raymet vpon his right thygh,
But Ahud made him a dagger with two edges, of a cubite length, and he did gyrde it vnto his raymet vpon his right thygh,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
King James Version (1611)
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,
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,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.
And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.
English Revised Version
And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
Berean Standard Bible
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which Aioth made to hym a swerd keruynge on euer either side, hauynge in the myddis a pomel of the lengthe of the pawm of an hond; and he was gird therwith vndir `the sai, `that is, a knyytis mentil, `in the riyt hipe.
which Aioth made to hym a swerd keruynge on euer either side, hauynge in the myddis a pomel of the lengthe of the pawm of an hond; and he was gird therwith vndir `the sai, `that is, a knyytis mentil, `in the riyt hipe.
Young's Literal Translation
and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;
and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;
Update Bible Version
And Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment on his right thigh.
And Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment on his right thigh.
Webster's Bible Translation
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
World English Bible
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
New King James Version
Now Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
Now Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.
New Living Translation
So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing.
So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing.
New Life Bible
Ehud made a sword for himself with two sharp sides, almost as long as an arm. He tied it to the top part of his right leg, under his coat.
Ehud made a sword for himself with two sharp sides, almost as long as an arm. He tied it to the top part of his right leg, under his coat.
New Revised Standard
Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he fastened it on his right thigh under his clothes.
Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he fastened it on his right thigh under his clothes.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, - and girded it under his raiment, upon his right thigh.
So Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, - and girded it under his raiment, upon his right thigh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith, under his garment, on the right thigh.
And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith, under his garment, on the right thigh.
Revised Standard Version
And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it on his right thigh under his clothes.
And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it on his right thigh under his clothes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.
Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.
Contextual Overview
12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord 's sight. The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because they had done evil in the Lord 's sight. 13 Eglon formed alliances with the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the City of Date Palm Trees. 14 The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years. 15 When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord , he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment. 16 Ehud made himself a sword—it had two edges and was eighteen inches long. He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh. 17 He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.) 18 After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it. 19 But he went back once he reached the carved images at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, "I have a secret message for you, O king." Eglon said, "Be quiet!" All his attendants left. 20 When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in his well-ventilated upper room all by himself. Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." When Eglon rose up from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon's belly.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
two edges: Psalms 149:6, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 2:12
upon: Judges 3:21, Psalms 45:3, Song of Solomon 3:8
Cross-References
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:8
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard.
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard.
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
Genesis 3:11
And the Lord God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
And the Lord God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you."
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you."
Genesis 3:17
But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But Ehud made him a dagger, which had two edges, of a cubit length,.... A little sword, as Josephus calls it y, with two edges, that it might cut both ways, and do the execution he designed by it, and was about half a yard long; which he could the more easily conceal, and use for his purpose:
and he did gird it under his raiment; that it might not be seen, and give occasion of suspicion; this was a military garment, the "sagum", as the Vulgate Latin version, which was coarse, and made of wool, and reached to the ankle, and was buttoned upon the shoulder, and put over the coat z; the Septuagint makes use of a word Suidas a interprets a coat of mail:
upon his right thigh; whereas a sword is more commonly girt upon the left; though some observe, from various writers, that the eastern people used to gird their swords on their right thigh; or this was done that it might be the less discernible and suspected, and chiefly as being most convenient for him, a lefthanded man, to draw it out upon occasion.
y Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2.) z Vid. Valtrinum de re militar. Roman. l. 3. c. 13. a In voce μανδυας.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Upon his right thigh - The proper side for a left-handed man. It would give him the appearance of being unarmed. The narrative shows clearly that his action was premeditated Judges 3:21.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 3:16. 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. Ordinarily the sword is on the left side, that it may be readily drawn out by the right hand; but as Ehud was left-handed, to be convenient his sword must be on the right side.
