Judges 3:23
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
Judges 3:23 in other translations
| BSB | Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him. |
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| WEB | Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them. |
| ASV | Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them. |
| YLT | And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted it; |
| DARBY | And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them. |
| BBE | Then Ehud went out into the covered way, shutting the doors of the summer-house on him and locking them. |
| Webster | Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them. |
What does Judges 3:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 3:21-26
21-26. Ehud put forth his left hand--The whole circumstance of this daring act--the death of Eglon without a shriek, or noise--the locking of the doors--the carrying off the key--the calm, unhurried deportment of Ehud--show the strength of his confidence that he was doing God service.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 3:12-30
When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own people in this world, Israel is weakened, and Moab strengthened against them. If lesser troubles do not do the work, God will send greater. When Israel prays again, God raises up Ehud. As a judge, or minister of Divine justice, Ehud put to death Eglon, the king of…
Judges 3:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 3:22
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.
- Judges 3:23
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
- Judges 3:24
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
Judges 3:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y saliendo Aod al patio, cerró tras sí las puertas de la sala. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Éhud sortit par le portique, et ferma sur lui les portes de la chambre haute, et mit le verrou. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Ehud ging in die Säulenhalle hinaus und schloß die Tür des Obergemachs hinter ihm zu und verriegelte sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Aod autem clausis diligentissime ostiis cœnaculi, et obfirmatis sera, |