Judges 3:26

What does Judges 3:26 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 3:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But Ehud had got away while they were waiting and had gone past the stone images and got away to Seirah.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Ehud escaped during their tarrying, and hath passed by the images, and is escaped to Seirath.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But Aod, while they were in confusion, escaped, and passed by the place of the idols from whence he had returned. And he came to Seirath:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Ehud had escaped while they lingered, and passed beyond the graven images, and escaped to Seirah.

Context

v.25And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

v.26This passage

v.27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.

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