Passage

Judges 3.16

Book: Judges · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

14. And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15. But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16. And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. 18. And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute. (Judges 3:14-18, ASV)

WEB

14. The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15. But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

16. Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.

He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18. When he had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. (Judges 3:14-18, WEB)

KJV

14. So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15. 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. ^{a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini} ^{lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand}

16. But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. 18. And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. (Judges 3:14-18, KJV)

YLT

14. and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. 15. And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth to them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man, shut of his right hand), and the sons of Israel send by his hand a present to Eglon king of Moab;

16. and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man. 18. And it cometh to pass, when he hath finished to bring near the present, that he sendeth away the people bearing the present, (Judges 3:14-18, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Lexicon:

H3409 - yarek

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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