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Judges 3

Judg. 3:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But Ehud
'Ehuwd (Hebrew #164)
united; Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites
KJV usage: Ehud.
Pronounce: ay-hood'
Origin: from the same as 161
made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
him a dagger
chereb (Hebrew #2719)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Pronounce: kheh'-reb
Origin: from 2717
which had two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
edges
peyah (Hebrew #6366)
feminine of 6310; an edge
KJV usage: (two-)edge(-d).
Pronounce: pay-aw'
Origin: or piyah {pee-yaw'}
, of a cubit
gomed (Hebrew #1574)
properly, a span
KJV usage: cubit.
Pronounce: go'-med
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to grasp
length
'orek (Hebrew #753)
length
KJV usage: + forever, length, long.
Pronounce: o'rek'
Origin: from 748
; and he did gird
chagar (Hebrew #2296)
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
KJV usage: be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, X on every side.
Pronounce: khaw-gar'
Origin: a primitive root
it under his raiment
mad (Hebrew #4055)
from 4058; properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpet
KJV usage: armour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature.
Pronounce: mad
Origin: or med {made}
upon his right
yamiyn (Hebrew #3225)
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
KJV usage: + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
Pronounce: yaw-meen'
Origin: from 3231
thigh
yarek (Hebrew #3409)
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
KJV usage: X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Pronounce: yaw-rake'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft
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Cubit,
Ehud

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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two edges.
Psa. 149:6• 6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; (Psa. 149:6)
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Heb. 4:12• 12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb. 4:12)
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Rev. 1:16• 16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. (Rev. 1:16)
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Rev. 2:12• 12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; (Rev. 2:12)
upon.
Judg. 3:21• 21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: (Judg. 3:21)
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Psa. 45:3• 3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. (Psa. 45:3)
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Song of Sol. 3:8• 8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. (Song of Sol. 3:8)
• The Christian in the day of ruin has also his two-edged sword, the Word of God being his chief and only offensive weapon. (Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; 19:15; Eph. 6:17.) True, this sword was only a cubit in length; Ehud's weapon was short, but well suited to its work. (“Never, No, Never”)
• Had he worn it in the usual way it would have been useless. The manner in which the weapon is used invariably corresponds to the personal state of the one using it. To imitate others is of no avail, as we learn from the case of David, who was unable to handle Saul's sword, being accustomed, as a shepherd, to a sling and a stone. (“Never, No, Never”)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Probably "a short cubit." The Hebrew word, found here only, implies no fixed measurement.