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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. (KJV)
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וְאֵה֣וּד\׀ve.'e.Hudand Ehud
Lemma: אֵהוּד (e.hud) · Strong's: H0164G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ehud
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:15, Judges 3:16, Judges 3:21, Judges 3:23, Judges 3:26, Judges 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0164G; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 1
בָּ֣אba'he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 2
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 3
וְהֽוּא\־ve.hu'-and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 4
יֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shev[was] sitting
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 5
בַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.Yatin [the] roof chamber of
Lemma: עֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) · Strong's: H5944
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: upper room
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 3:23, Judges 3:24, Judges 3:25, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 17:19, 1 Kings 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5944; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 6
הַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.Rahthe coolness
Lemma: מְקֵרָה (me.qe.rah) · Strong's: H4747
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: cool
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4747; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 7
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 8
לְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.Doto only him
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 9
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 10
אֵה֔וּד'e.HudEhud
Lemma: אֵהוּד (e.hud) · Strong's: H0164G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ehud
Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:15, Judges 3:16, Judges 3:21, Judges 3:23, Judges 3:26, Judges 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0164G; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 11
דְּבַר\־de.var-a word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 12
אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 13
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 14
וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komand he rose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 15
מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom on
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 3:20 word 16
הַכִּסֵּֽא\׃ha.ki.Se'the throne
Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: throne
Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, 1 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT Judges 3:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Ehud | → | אֵהוּד H0164G Ehud |
| approached him | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| while he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was sitting | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| alone | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| in the coolness of | → | מְקֵרָה H4747 cool |
| his upper room | → | עֲלִיָּה H5944 upper room |
| I have a word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| from God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| for you | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ehud | → | אֵהוּד H0164G Ehud |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| and the king rose | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| [his] seat | → | כִּסֵּא H3678G throne |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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