Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon's belly.
New American Standard Bible
Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.
King James Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
Holman Bible
Ehud
International Standard Version
Ehud used his left hand to take the sword from his right thigh and then plunged it into Eglon's abdomen.
A Conservative Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
American Standard Version
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
Amplified
Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
Bible in Basic English
And Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right side, and sent it into his stomach;
Darby Translation
And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;
Julia Smith Translation
And Ehud will stretch forth his left hand, and will take the sword from off his right thigh, and he will drive it into his belly:
King James 2000
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Ehud reached with his left hand for the sword on his right thigh, and he thrust it into his stomach.
Modern King James verseion
And Ehud put forth his left hand and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Ehud put forth his left hand and took the dagger from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly,
New Heart English Bible
Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
The Emphasized Bible
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from off his right thigh, - and thrust it into his body;
Webster
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
World English Bible
Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
Youngs Literal Translation
and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;
Themes
military Arms » Offensive: » Dagger
Assassination » Instances of » Of eglon, by ehud
Confidence » Betrayed » Eglon, by ehud
Deception » Instances of » Ehud deceives eglon, and kills him
Eglon » King of moab » Assassinated by ehud
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Ehud
Israel » Under the judges » Idolatry » King of moab » Repentance
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 3:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ehud
20 When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in his well-ventilated upper room all by himself. Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." When Eglon rose up from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon's belly. 22 The handle went in after the blade, and the fat closed around the blade, for Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 25:7-8
When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he got up from among the assembly, took a javelin in his hand,
1 Samuel 15:33
Samuel said, "Just as your sword left women childless, so your mother will be the most bereaved among women!" Then Samuel hacked Agag to pieces there in Gilgal before the Lord.
Job 20:25
When he pulls it out and it comes out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver, terrors come over him.
Zechariah 13:3
Then, if anyone prophesies in spite of this, his father and mother to whom he was born will say to him, 'You cannot live, for you lie in the name of the Lord.' Then his father and mother to whom he was born will run him through with a sword when he prophesies.
2 Corinthians 5:16
So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.