Study it in the app“The sons of Israel cried out to YHWH, and YHWH raised up for them a savior, Ehud son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. The sons of Israel sent by his hand tribute to Eglon king of Moab.”
The sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלcried outוַיִּזְעֲקוּtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהand YHWHוַ יְהוָהraised upיָּקֶםfor themלָהֶםa savior,מוֹשִׁיעַEhudאֶת אֵהוּדsonבֶּןof Gera,גֵּרָאthe Benjaminite,בֶּן הַיְמִינִיa manאִישׁleft-handed.אִטֵּר יַד יְמִינוֹThe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּby his handבְּיָדוֹtributeמִנְחָהto Eglonלְעֶגְלוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Moab.מוֹאָב
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearscry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizaku” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsestablish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yakem” appearssave
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “moshia” appearsEhud
Ehud: a judge of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, who delivered the people from Eglon, king of Moab.
Where else “ehud” appearsGera
Gera, the name of several men of the tribe of Benjamin; among them the father of Ehud and the father of Shimei.
Where else “gera” appearsBenjaminite
Benjaminite: of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “ben” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsbound, impeded
Impeded, not using one hand; "impeded in the right hand" is left-handed.
Where else “iter” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsright hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “yemin” appearsstretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “yishlchu” appearstribute
What a conquered people must pay the king who rules them.
Where else “mincha” appearsEglon
Eglon: a Canaanite city of the Shephelah; also the name of a king of Moab (Judges 3).
Where else “eglon” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears“Left-handed” is literally “hindered in his right hand.”
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
14The sons of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
15 · This verse (above)
16Ehud made for himself a sword; it had two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it under his clothes, on his right thigh.
