King James Version

Judges 3:23

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

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וַיֵּצֵ֥אvayetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…אֵה֖וּדehudEhudאֵהוּדnoun, proper name — “Ehud”H164Ehud, the name of two or three IsraelitesEhud.הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהhamisderonahthe porchמִסְדְּרוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the porch”, the ordinary formH4528a colonnade or internal portico (from its rows of pillars)porch.וַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvayisgorand shutסָגַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shut”, the next action in the storyH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.דַּלְת֧וֹתdaltotdoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).הָעַלִיָּ֛הhaaliyahthe ascentעֲלִיָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the ascent”, the ordinary formH5944something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the skyascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.בַּעֲד֖וֹbaadvoat byבְּעַדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.וְנָעָֽלvenaaland boltנָעַלconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bolt”, a completed actionH5274properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippersbolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and locked them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted [it];

World English Bible

Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.

Darby Translation

And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them.

Douay-Rheims

But Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour and locking them,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and locked them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Aod went out to the porch, and passed out by the appointed guards , and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and locked them .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἀὼδ τὴν προστάδα· καὶ ἐξῆλθε τοὺς διατεταγμένους, καὶ ἀπέκλεισε τὰς θύρας τοῦ ὑπερῴου κατʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσφήνωσε.