King James Version
Judges 3:21 in the King James Version says “And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:” — study this verse from Judges chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:”
Judges 3:21 · KJV
But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. quarries: or, graven images
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. a summer: Heb. a parlour of cooling
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. the dirt: or, it came out at the buttocks
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“his left”
H8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the dagger”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“thigh”
H3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
“from his right”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
“and thrust”
H8628to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become
“it into his belly”
H990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
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