Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

New American Standard Bible

He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

King James Version

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

Holman Bible

and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an extremely fat man.

International Standard Version

and went to present the tribute to King Eglon of Moab. Now Eglon happened to be a very obese man.

A Conservative Version

And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

American Standard Version

And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

Amplified

And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

Darby Translation

And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will bring the gift to Eglon, king of Moab: and Eglon a very fat man.

King James 2000

And he brought the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon [was] a very fat man.

Modern King James verseion

And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab. And Eglon was a very fat man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and brought the present unto Eglon the king of the Moabites. As for Eglon, he was a very fat man.

NET Bible

He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)

New Heart English Bible

He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

The Emphasized Bible

So he offered the present unto Eglon, king of Moab, - now, Eglon, was an exceedingly fat man.

Webster

And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

World English Bible

He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon is a very fat man.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרב 
Qarab 
Usage: 280

the present
מנחה 
Minchah 
Usage: 211

עגלון 
`Eglown 
Usage: 13

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Moab
מואב 
Mow'ab 
Usage: 181

and Eglon
עגלון 
`Eglown 
Usage: 13

fat
בּריא 
Bariy' 
Usage: 14

References

Context Readings

Ehud

16 So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe. 17 And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 And after giving the offering, he sent away the people who had come with the offering.

Cross References

Judges 3:29

At that time they put about ten thousand men of Moab to the sword, every strong man and every man of war; not a man got away.

1 Samuel 2:29

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

Job 15:27

Because his face is covered with fat, and his body has become thick;

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

Psalm 73:19

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

Jeremiah 50:11

Because you are glad, because you are lifted up with pride, you wasters of my heritage, because you are playing like a young cow put out to grass, and you make a noise like strong horses;

Ezekiel 34:20

For this reason the Lord has said to them, Truly, I, even I, will be judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.

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