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Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. (KJV)
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וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Judges 3:23 word 1
אֵה֖וּד'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 3:20, Judges 3:21, Judges 3:26, Judges 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0164G; TAHOT Judges 3:23 word 2
הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahthe porch towards
Lemma: מִסְדְּרוֹן (mis.de.ron) · Strong's: H4528
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: porch
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4528; TAHOT Judges 3:23 word 3
וַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.Gorand he closed
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 3:23 word 4
דַּלְת֧וֹתdal.Tot[the] doors of
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Judges 3:23 word 5
הָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.Yahthe roof chamber
Lemma: עֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) · Strong's: H5944
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: upper room
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 3:20, 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 3:23 word 6
בַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.Dobehind him
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 3:23 word 7
וְנָעָֽל\׃ve.na.'Aland he locked [them]
Lemma: נָעַל (na.al) · Strong's: H5274A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lock
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 3:24, 2 Samuel 13:17, 2 Samuel 13:18, Song of Solomon 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5274A; TAHOT Judges 3:23 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Ehud | → | אֵהוּד H0164G Ehud |
| went out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| through the porch | → | מִסְדְּרוֹן H4528 porch |
| closing | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| and locking | → | נָעַל H5274A to lock |
| the doors | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| of the upper room | → | עֲלִיָּה H5944 upper room |
| behind him | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
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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