Judges 3:22

“The hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the excrement came out.”

Judges 3:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 3:22, word by word

The hiltנִּצָּבnitsav

hilt, handle

Hilt: the part of a weapon by which it is held.

Where else “nitsav” appears
went inיָּבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears
the bladeלַּהַבlahav

blade

The gleaming edge of a weapon.

Where else “lahav” appears
and the fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

Where else “chelev” appears
closedיִּסְגֹּרyisgor

shut

To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.

Where else “yisgor” appears
pullשָׁלַףshalaf

draw out

Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.

Where else “shalaf” appears
the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
out of his bellyבִּטְנbitn

belly

The belly; also one's innermost part.

Where else “bitn” appears
and the excrementפַּרְשְׁדֹנָparshdona

dung

A word that appears only here; it is understood as "dung."

Where else “parshdona” appears
came outיֵּצֵאyetse

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

Where else “yetse” appears

Translation note

The last word of the verse appears only here; “excrement” is the most probable sense.

The context

21Ehud reached out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

22 · This verse (above)

23Ehud went out to the porch, closed the doors of the upper room behind him, and locked them.

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