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Judges 3:16

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.

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וַיַּעַשׂ֩vayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…ל֨וֹlvotoל֨וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֵה֜וּדehudEhudאֵהוּדnoun, proper name — “Ehud”H164Ehud, the name of two or three IsraelitesEhud.חֶ֗רֶבcherevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וְלָ֛הּvelahand toוְלָ֛הּconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and to”and toשְׁנֵ֥יshenetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.פֵי֖וֹתfeyotedgeפֵּיָהnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6366an edge(two-) edge(-d).גֹּ֣מֶדgomedcubitגֹּמֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH1574properly, a spancubit.אָרְכָּ֑הּarekahlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “length”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.וַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvayachgorand girdחָגַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and gird”, the next action in the storyH2296to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.אוֹתָהּ֙otahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִתַּ֣חַתmitachatfrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.לְמַדָּ֔יוlemadayvto measureמַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to measure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4055properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpetarmour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יֶ֥רֶךְyerekhsideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.יְמִינֽוֹyeminvorightיָמִיןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

World English Bible

Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.

Darby Translation

And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.

Douay-Rheims

And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith under his garment on the right thigh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ Ἀὼδ μάχαιραν δίστομον, σπιθαμῆς τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς· καὶ περιεζώσατο αὐτὴν ὑπὸ τὸν μανδύαν ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν δεξιόν.