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Judges 3:19-21
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19 But he went back[a] once he reached[b] the carved images[c] at Gilgal. He said to Eglon,[d] “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon[e] said, “Be quiet!”[f] All his attendants left. 20 When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in his well-ventilated[g] upper room all by himself. Ehud said, “I have a message from God[h] for you.” When Eglon rose up from his seat,[i] 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon’s[j] belly.

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  1. Judges 3:19 tn Or “returned” (i.e., to Eglon’s palace).
  2. Judges 3:19 tn The words “once he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”
  3. Judges 3:19 tn Or “idols.”
  4. Judges 3:19 tn The words “to Eglon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  5. Judges 3:19 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. Judges 3:19 tn Or “Hush!”
  7. Judges 3:20 tn Or “cool.” This probably refers to a room with latticed windows which allowed the breeze to pass through. See B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 144.
  8. Judges 3:20 tn Heb “word of [i.e., from] God.”
  9. Judges 3:20 tn Or “throne.”
  10. Judges 3:21 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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