◄ Judges 3:22 ►
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Good News Translation
The whole sword went in, handle and all, and the fat covered it up. Ehud did not pull it out of the king's belly, and it stuck out behind, between his legs.

New Revised Standard Version
the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

New American Bible
The hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not withdraw the dagger from the body.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

the dirt came out.

Context
Ehud
…21And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly, 22With 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.23And Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour, and locking them,…
Cross References
Judges 3:21
And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,

Judges 3:23
And Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour, and locking them,

Judges 3:21
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