Judges 3:15
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But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
In other translations
But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
Hebrew words
וַיִּזְעֲקוּvaiyiz'akuand they cried outH2199בְנֵי־venei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיָּקֶםvaiyakemand he raised upH6965יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לָהֶםlahemfor <the> themמוֹשִׁיעַmoshia'a delivererH3467אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֵהוּד'ehudEhudH164בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121גֵּרָאgera'GeraH1617בֶּן־ben-[the] Ben-H1145הַיְמִינִיhaymini<the> jaminiteH1145אִישׁ'isha manH376אִטֵּר'iterimpededH334יַד־yad-[the] hand ofH3027יְמִינוֹyeminoright hisH3225וַיִּשְׁלְחוּvaiyishlechuand they sentH7971בְנֵי־venei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478בְּיָדוֹbeyadoby hand hisH3027מִנְחָהminchahtributeH4503לְעֶגְלוֹןle'eglonto EglonH5700מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428מוֹאָב׃mo'avMoabH4124
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Judges 3:9And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
- Psalm 78:34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
- Isaiah 36:16Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,
- Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Judges 20:16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
- Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
- Jeremiah 29:12-1312 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Psalm 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalm 90:15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
- Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
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People and places
People: Eglon, Ehud, Gera (son of Benjamin), Jacob
Places: Moab