KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Judges 3:22 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the haft” | הַנִּצָּ֜ב | Fixed, i.e., a handle | haft |
| “also” | גַֽם | Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | also |
| “went in” | וַיָּבֹ֨א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | went in |
| “after” | אַחַ֣ר | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | after |
| “the blade;” | הַלַּ֗הַב | A flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon | blade |
| “and the fat” | הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ | Fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part | fat |
| “closed” | וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר | To shut up; figuratively, to surrender | closed |
| “upon” | בְּעַ֣ד | In up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc | upon |
| “the blade,” | הַלַּ֔הַב | A flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon | blade |
| “so that” | כִּ֣י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | so that |
| “he could not” | לֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | could not |
| “draw” | שָׁלַ֛ף | To pull out, up or off | draw |
| “the dagger” | הַחֶ֖רֶב | Drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement | dagger |
| “out of his belly;” | מִבִּטְנ֑וֹ | The belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything | out belly |
| “and the dirt” | הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃ | The crotch (or anus) | dirt |
| “came out.” | וַיֵּצֵ֖א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | came out |
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20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
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.
23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
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.
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