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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. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and it went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 3:22 word 1
גַֽם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 2
הַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.Tzavthe hilt
Lemma: נִצָּב (nits.tsav) · Strong's: H5325
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: hilt
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5325; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 3
אַחַ֣ר'a.Charafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 4
הַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havthe blade
Lemma: לַ֫הַב (la.hav) · Strong's: H3851
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flame
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 13:20, Job 39:23, Job 41:21, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3851; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 5
וַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.Gorand it closed up
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 6
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levthe fat
Lemma: חֵ֫לֶב (che.lev) · Strong's: H2459
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fat
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 45:18, Exodus 23:18, Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2459; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 7
בְּעַ֣דbe.'Adbehind
Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: about/through/for
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 8
הַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havthe blade
Lemma: לַ֫הַב (la.hav) · Strong's: H3851
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flame
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 13:20, Job 39:23, Job 41:21, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3851; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 9
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 10
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 11
שָׁלַ֛ףsha.Lafhe drew out
Lemma: שָׁלַף (sha.laph) · Strong's: H8025
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to draw
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 22:23, Numbers 22:31, Joshua 5:13, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:20, Judges 9:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8025; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 12
הַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revthe 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 3:22 word 13
מִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.Nofrom belly his
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: belly: abdomen
Used 16 times. Also: Judges 3:21, Job 15:2, Job 20:15, Job 20:20, Job 20:23, Job 32:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990G; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 14
וַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: issue
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 15
הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה\׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahthe hole towards
Lemma: פַּרְשְׁדֹ֑נָה (par.she.do.nah) · Strong's: H6574
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: refuse
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6574; TAHOT Judges 3:22 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| the handle | → | נִצָּב H5325 hilt |
| sank in | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| after | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| the blade | → | לַ֫הַב H3851 flame |
| and Eglon’s fat | → | חֵ֫לֶב H2459 fat |
| closed in | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| over | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
| it | → | לַ֫הַב H3851 flame |
| so that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Ehud did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| withdraw | → | שָׁלַף H8025 to draw |
| the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| from his belly | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990G belly: abdomen |
| And Eglon’s bowels | → | פַּרְשְׁדֹ֑נָה H6574 refuse |
| emptied | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
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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