22and the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.


In Context

19 But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal, and said, |I have a secret message for you, O king.| And he commanded, |Silence.| And all his attendants went out from his presence.

20 And Ehud came to him, as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, |I have a message from God for you.| And he arose from his seat.

21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

22 and the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the roof chamber upon him, and locked them.

24 When he had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, |He is only relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.|

Judges 3:22 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:22Even the handle sank in after the blade, which came out his back. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:22And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:22With such force that the haft went in after the blade into the wound, and was closed up with the abundance of fat. So that he did not draw out the dagger, but left it in his body as he had struck it in. And forthwith by the secret parts of nature the excrements of the belly came out.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:22and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:22and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his belly; and it came out behind.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:22And the haft also entered 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:22and the handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:22and the haft also goeth in after the blade, and the fat shutteth on the blade, that he hath not drawn the sword out of his belly, and it goeth out at the fundament.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:22And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.