Judges 3:14-16
Tree of Life Version
14 Bnei-Yisrael became subject to King Eglon of Moab for 18 years.
15 But when Bnei-Yisrael cried out to Adonai, Adonai raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud son of Gera the Benjamite—a left-handed man. Now Bnei-Yisrael sent tribute with him to King Eglon of Moab. 16 Ehud made himself a double-edged sword, a cubit in length, which he girded on his right thigh under his cloak.
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Judges 3:14-16
English Standard Version
14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Then the people of Israel (A)cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them (B)a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, (C)a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. 16 And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit[a] in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes.
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- Judges 3:16 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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