Księga Sędziów 3:16

Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska

I Ehud sporządził sobie miecz o dwóch ostrzach, długości jednego łokcia, i przypasał go sobie pod szatą do prawego biodra.

Parallel Translations

Biblia Brzeska (1563)
A uczynił sobie Aod kordek po obu stron ostry wzdłuż na łokciu i przypasał go pod szatami swemi do prawej biodry.

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
I uczynił sobie Aod miecz z obu stron ostry, na łokieć wzdłuż, i przypasał go pod szaty swe do prawego biodra swojego.

Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
Przed wyruszeniem jednak Ehud sporządził sobie miecz. Był to miecz obosieczny długości jednego łokcia. Ehud przypasał go sobie u prawego boku, pod płaszczem,

Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
A Ehud przygotował sobie miecz o podwójnym ostrzu, długi na łokieć, i przypasał go sobie pod swoimi szatami, na prawym swoim boku.

Biblia Tysiąclecia
I uczynił sobie Aod miecz z obu stron ostry, na łokieć wzdłuż, i przypasał go pod szaty swe do prawego biodra swojego.

Biblia Warszawska
Ehud kazał sobie zrobić miecz dwusieczny, na łokieć długi, który przypasał sobie pod płaszczem do prawego boku.

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

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.