Judges 3:16

In 11 translations

BSB

Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloakA cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters.

KJV

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

WEB

Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

ASV

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

LSV

and Ehud makes a sword for himself, and it has two mouths (its length [is] a cubit), and he girds it under his long robe on his right thigh;

YLT

and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;

DBY

And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.

DRC

And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith under his garment on the right thigh.

GNV

And Ehud made him a dagger with two edges of a cubite length, and he did gird it vnder his rayment vpon his right thigh,

JPS

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

LXXE

And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.

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WLC

וַיַּעַשׂ֩ ל֨וֹ אֵה֜וּד חֶ֗רֶב וְלָ֛הּ שְׁנֵ֥י פֵי֖וֹת גֹּ֣מֶד אָרְכָּ֑הּ וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר אוֹתָהּ֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לְמַדָּ֔יו עַ֖ל יֶ֥רֶךְ יְמִינֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ Ἀὼδ μάχαιραν δίστομον, σπιθαμῆς τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς· καὶ περιεζώσατο αὐτὴν ὑπὸ τὸν μανδύαν ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν δεξιόν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Revelation 2:12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
• Psalms 45:3Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
• Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
• Song of Songs 3:8All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
• Psalms 149:6May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
• Judges 3:21And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

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