Ehudוְאֵהוּדcameבָּאto himאֵלָיוwhile heוְהוּאwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the upper roomבַּעֲלִיַּתof coolnessהַמְּקֵרָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe hadלוֹfor himself alone.לְבַדּוֹEhudאֵהוּדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“I haveלִיa wordדְּבַרof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםfor you.”אֵלֶיךָAnd he roseוַיָּקָםfromמֵעַלthe seat.הַכִּסֵּא
Judges 3:20
Study it in the app“Ehud came to him while he was sitting in the upper room of coolness that he had for himself alone. Ehud said, “I have a word of Elohim for you.” And he rose from the seat.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 3:20, word by word
- Ehudאֵהוּדehud
Ehud
Ehud: a judge of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, who delivered the people from Eglon, king of Moab.
Where else “ehud” appears- cameבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- was sittingיֹשֵׁבyoshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in the upper roomעֲלִיַּתaliyat
upper room
A room built on the roof.
Where else “aliyat” appears- of coolnessמְּקֵרָהmekera
coolness
Coolness; "the cool room" is the upper room where the air flows.
Where else “mekera” appears- for himself aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- a wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- And he roseיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- the seatכִּסֵּאkise
seat
An ordinary seat where someone sits, not a king's.
Where else “kise” appears
The context
19But he himself turned back from the carved images that are at Gilgal and said, “I have a secret word for you, O king.” He said, “Silence!” And all who were standing by him went out from him.
20 · This verse (above)
21Ehud reached out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.