Judges 3:20
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And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
In other translations
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
Hebrew words
וְאֵהוּד׀ve'ehudand EhudH164בָּאba'he cameH935אֵלָיו'elavto himH413וְהוּא־vehu'-and heH1931יֹשֵׁבyoshev[was] sittingH3427בַּעֲלִיַּתba'aliyatin [the] roof chamber ofH5944הַמְּקֵרָהhamekerahthe coolnessH4747אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834לוֹlo[belonged] to <the> himלְבַדּוֹlevadoto only himH905וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵהוּד'ehudEhudH164דְּבַר־devar-a word ofH1697אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430לִיli[belongs] to <the> meאֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413וַיָּקָםvaiyakomand he roseH6965מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921הַכִּסֵּא׃hakise'the throneH3678
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 2 Samuel 24:12Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
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- Micah 6:9The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
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