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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. (KJV)

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וַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'Asand he made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 1

אֵה֜וּד'e.HudEhud

Lemma: אֵהוּד (e.hud) · Strong's: H0164G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ehud

Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:15, Judges 3:20, Judges 3:21, Judges 3:23, Judges 3:26, Judges 4:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0164G; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 2

חֶ֗רֶבChe.reva sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 3

שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Neitwo

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 4

פֵי֖וֹתfe.Yotlips

Lemma: פֵּיָה (pe.yah) · Strong's: H6366

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: two-edged

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6366; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 5

גֹּ֣מֶדGo.med[was] a cubit

Lemma: גֹּ֫מֶד (go.med) · Strong's: H1574

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: short cubit

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1574; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 6

אָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.Kahlength its

Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: length

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 7

וַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.Gorand he girded

Lemma: חָגַר (cha.gar) · Strong's: H2296

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to gird

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:7, Leviticus 8:13, Leviticus 16:4, Deuteronomy 1:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2296; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 8

אוֹתָהּ֙'o.Tah<obj.> it

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 9

מִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatfrom under

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 10

לְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.Davto garments his

Lemma: מַד (mad) · Strong's: H4055

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: garment

Used 11 times. Also: Leviticus 6:10, Judges 5:10, 1 Samuel 4:12, 1 Samuel 17:38, 1 Samuel 17:39, 1 Samuel 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4055; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 11

עַ֖ל'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 12

יֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekh[the] thigh of

Lemma: יָרֵךְ (ya.rekh) · Strong's: H3409

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: thigh

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 24:2, Genesis 24:9, Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 46:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3409; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 13

יְמִינֽוֹ\׃ye.mi.Noright his

Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: right

Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Judges 3:16 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now Ehud	→	אֵהוּד H0164G Ehud
had made	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
for himself	→
a double-edged	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
. . .	→	פֵּיָה H6366 two-edged
sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
a cubit	→	גֹּ֫מֶד H1574 short cubit
long	→	אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length
He strapped	→	חָגַר H2296 to gird
it to	→	עַל H5921A upon
his right	→	יָמִין H3225G right
thigh	→	יָרֵךְ H3409 thigh
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
his cloak	→	מַד H4055 garment

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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