Judges
Judges 3:22
22Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | גַֽם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the handle | הַנִּצָּ֜ב | han·niṣ·ṣāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5325 haft |
| sank in | וַיָּבֹ֨א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| after | אַחַ֣ר | ’a·ḥar | Adverb | H310 behind |
| the blade | הַלַּ֗הַב | hal·la·haḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3851 flame, blade |
| and Eglon’s fat | הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ | ha·ḥê·leḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2459 fat |
| closed in | וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר | way·yis·gōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| over | בְּעַ֣ד | bə·‘aḏ | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| it | הַלַּ֔הַב | hal·la·haḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3851 flame, blade |
| so that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Ehud did not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| withdraw | שָׁלַ֛ף | šā·lap̄ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8025 draw out, off |
| the sword | הַחֶ֖רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| from his belly | מִבִּטְנ֑וֹ | mib·biṭ·nōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H990 belly, body, womb |
| And Eglon’s bowels | הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃ | hap·par·šə·ḏō·nāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6574 crotch |
| emptied | וַיֵּצֵ֖א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.