“Now these are the nations which the Lord left to test Israel by them, that is, all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan,”
Judges 3
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1These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
“now, these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan.”
“these are the nations which the Lord left that he might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan.”
2if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:
“This was only so that the generations of the children of Israel, verse two, might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known it.”
“only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least, such as before knew nothing thereof.”
“only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them to war at the least such as before knew nothing thereof.”
“in order that the generation of the sons of Israel might be taught war, those who had not experienced it formally.”
3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
“five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Thessalonians, and the Hittites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon from Mount Baal Hermon unto the entering in of Haman,”
4These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.
“and they were left that he might test Israel by them to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”
“And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”
5Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
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6And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
“And they took their daughters to be their wives, and they gave their daughters to their sons and served their gods.”
“and Jebusites they took their daughters to be their wives and they gave their daughters to their sons and they served their gods”
“And they took their daughters to be their wives and they gave their daughters to their sons and they served their gods.”
“they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their God.”
7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Balaam and the groves.”
“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and forgot the Lord their God and served Balaam and the groves.”
“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Philem and the grove.”
“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and they forgot the Lord, their God, and they served Balaam and the groves.”
8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
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9But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
“and when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord The Lord raised up to deliver to the children of Israel who delivered them even Othniel the son of Canaan's Caleb's younger brother.”
“And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up and delivered to the children of Israel who delivered them, even Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother.”
10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
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11So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
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12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
“and the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord. And the Lord strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against Israel because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.”
“and the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord. And the Lord strengthened Iglon, the king of Moab, against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.”
13After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
“and He gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek and they went and smote Israel and possessed the city of the palm trees.”
“And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.”
14The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
“So the children of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, 18 years.”
“So the children of Israel served Iglon, the king of Moab, eighteen years.”
15And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
“when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud, left -handed. Ehud, the son of Gerah, a Benjamite, a man left -handed, and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Iglon, the…”
16Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
“But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges of a cubit length and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh”
“Ehud made a dagger, which had two edges of a cubit length, and he did gird it under his raiment, upon his right thigh.”
17and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
“And he brought the present unto Iglon, the king of Moab. And Iglon was a very fat man,”
18After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
“and when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bear the present.”
19But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." "Silence," said the king, and all his attendants left him.
“But he himself turned again from the couriers that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king, who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.”
“But Ehud himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, "'I have a secret errand unto thee, O king.'. He said, "'Keep silent.'. And all that stood by him went out from him.”
20Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. "I have a word from God for you," Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
“And Ehud came unto him, and he was sitting in a summer parlour which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, "'I have a message from God unto thee.'. And he arose from his seat,”
21And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon's belly.
“And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.”
“and Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.".”
22Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon's fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon's bowels emptied.
“And the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly. And the dirt came out,”
“and the half also went in after the blade and the fat closed upon the blade so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly and the dirt came out.”
23Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
“Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.”
24After Ehud was gone, Eglon's servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. "He must be relieving himself in the cool room," they said.
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25So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
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26Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
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27On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram's horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
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28"Follow me," he told them, "for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.
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29At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
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30So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
“So Moab were subdued that day under the hand of Israel, and the land had rest fourscore years.”
31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
“After him was Shamgar, the son of Anab, who killed 600 men of the Philistines with an ox goad. And he also delivered Israel.”
“and after him, that's after Ehud, was Shamgar, the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox -goad, and he also delivered Israel.”