Judges 3:22

What does Judges 3:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 3:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the hand-part went in after the blade, and the fat was joined up over the blade; for he did not take the sword out of his stomach. And he went out into the ...

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the haft also goeth in after the blade, and the fat shutteth on the blade, that he hath not drawn the sword out of his belly, and it goeth out at the fundament.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

With such force that the haft went in after the blade into the wound, and was closed up with the abundance of fat. So that he did not draw out the dagger, but left it in the body as he had struck it in: and forthwith, by the secret parts of nature, the excrements of the belly came out.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade; for he did not draw the sword out of his belly, and it came out between the legs.

Context

v.21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

v.22This passage

v.23Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.

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