Parallel Verses
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,
NET Bible
Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon's 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 The king was sitting there alone in his cool room on the roof. Ehud went over to him and said: I have a message from God for you. The king stood up. 21 Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly. 22 The whole sword went in, handle and all, and the fat covered it up. Ehud did not pull it out of the king's belly, and it stuck out behind, between his legs.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 25:7-8
Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of the priest Aaron, saw this. He left the assembly and grabbed a spear in his hand.
1 Samuel 15:33
But Samuel said: As your sword made women childless, so your mother will be made childless among women. Samuel cut Agag in pieces in the presence of Jehovah at Gilgal.
Job 20:25
He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him.
Zechariah 13:3
It will happen when any attempt to prophesy, the father and mother who gave birth to him will say to him: You will not live, for you speak lies in the name of Jehovah. They will stab him through when he prophesies.
2 Corinthians 5:16
From now on we know no man according to the flesh: even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no longer.