Judges

Judges 3:23–25

²³Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.

²⁴After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said. ²⁵So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors— and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.

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Judges 3:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Ehud	אֵה֖וּד	’ê·hūḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H164 Ehud
went out	וַיֵּצֵ֥א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
through the porch	הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה	ham·mis·də·rō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4528 porch, colonnade ?
closing	וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר	way·yis·gōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
and locking	וְנָעָֽל׃	wə·nā·‘āl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5274 bar, bolt, lock
the doors	דַּלְת֧וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
of the upper room	הָעַלִיָּ֛ה	hā·‘a·lî·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5944 roof-chamber
behind him	בַּעֲד֖וֹ	ba·‘ă·ḏōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H1157 separation

Judges 3:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After Ehud	וְה֤וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was gone	יָצָא֙	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Eglon’s servants	וַעֲבָדָ֣יו	wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
came in	בָּ֔אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and found	וְהִנֵּ֛ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the doors	דַּלְת֥וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
of the upper room	הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה	hā·‘ă·lî·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5944 roof-chamber
locked	נְעֻל֑וֹת	nə·‘u·lō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H5274 bar, bolt, lock
He must be	ה֛וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
relieving himself	מֵסִ֥יךְ	mê·sîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5526 overshadow, screen, cover
in the cool	הַמְּקֵרָֽה׃	ham·mə·qê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4747 coolness
room	בַּחֲדַ֥ר	ba·ḥă·ḏar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2315 chamber, room
they said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say

Judges 3:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they waited	וַיָּחִ֣ילוּ	way·yā·ḥî·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
they became worried	בּ֔וֹשׁ	bō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H954 be ashamed
and saw	וְהְנֵּ֛ה	wə·hən·nēh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
that he had still not	אֵינֶ֥נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
opened	פֹתֵ֖חַ	p̄ō·ṯê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6605 open
the doors	דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
of the upper room	הָֽעֲלִיָּ֑ה	hå̄·ʿă·lī·yå̄h	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5944 roof-chamber
Then they took	וַיִּקְח֤וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the key	הַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙	ham·map̄·tê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4668 key
and opened	וַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּ	way·yip̄·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6605 open
and there	וְהִנֵּה֙	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
was their lord	אֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·ḏō·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H113 lord
lying	נֹפֵ֥ל	nō·p̄êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
dead	מֵֽת׃	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
on the floor	אַ֖רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Judges 3:24 1 Samuel 24:3

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