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He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Ehud had escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the stone images and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Ehud escaped while they were hesitating, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the graven images and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Ehud escaped while they lingered, and he passed beyond the sculptured stones and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He passed the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He crossed over the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But by that time, Ehud had already escaped past the statues. Ehud went to the town of Seirah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />While they had been waiting, Ehud escaped. He went past the stone idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ehud got away while they were waiting. He went past the carved stones and escaped to Seirah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Ehud escaped while they were delayed, passed by the idols, and escaped in the direction of Seirah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Ehud had escaped while they were delaying. When he passed the carved images, he escaped to Seirah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Ehud escaped while they tarried; and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ehud escaped during their lingering, and has passed by the images, and escapes to Seirath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ehud escaped during their tarrying, and hath passed by the images, and is escaped to Seirath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Ehud was saved during their consternation; and he passed by the carved images and will be saved at the gates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Aod, while they were in confusion, escaped, and passed by the place of the idols, from whence he had returned. And he came to Seirath: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Ehud, while they were in confusion, escaped and passed by the place of the idols, from which he had returned. And he arrived at Seirath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />During their delay Ehud escaped and, passing the sculptured stones, took refuge in Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the sculptured stones, and escaped to Seirah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And while they were in confusion, Ehur passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And while they were troubled, Ehor passed the sculptures and he escaped and he ran to Shirath<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Ehud escaped while they lingered, having passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aod escaped while they were in a tumult, and no one paid attention to him; and he passed the quarries, and escaped to Setirotha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/3-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=854" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Ehud</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/164.htm" title="164: wə·’ê·hūḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. From the same as 'Ohad; united; Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites.">Ehud, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: nim·laṭ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">had escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">while</a> <a href="/hebrew/4102.htm" title="4102: hiṯ·mah·mə·hām (V-Hitpael-Inf:: 3mp) -- To linger, tarry. Apparently a denominative from mah; properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. to be reluctant.">the servants waited.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">passed by</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: hap·pə·sî·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">the idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: way·yim·mā·lêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">and escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/8167.htm" title="8167: haś·śə·‘î·rā·ṯāh (Art:: N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Goat, a city in Ephraim. Formed as s'iyrah; roughness; Seirah, a place in Palestine.">to Seirah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm">1 Samuel 19:12</a></span><br />So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm">1 Samuel 19:10</a></span><br />Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">1 Samuel 23:26-28</a></span><br />Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them. / Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!” / So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-21.htm">2 Samuel 17:21-22</a></span><br />After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.” / So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">2 Kings 11:2</a></span><br />But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Joshua 2:15-16</a></span><br />Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city. / “Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm">1 Samuel 21:10</a></span><br />That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-14.htm">2 Samuel 15:14</a></span><br />And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">2 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-14</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25</a></span><br />One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23</a></span><br />When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39</a></span><br />At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-17.htm">Acts 12:17</a></span><br />Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.</p><p class="hdg">the quarries</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Judges 3:19</a></b></br> But he himself turned again from the quarries that <i>were</i> by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Delayed</a> <a href="/luke/1-21.htm">Delaying</a> <a href="/judges/3-23.htm">Ehud</a> <a href="/joshua/8-22.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Images</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Lingered</a> <a href="/joshua/24-17.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/joshua/20-5.htm">Past</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Quarries</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Sculptured</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/acts/16-12.htm">Tarrying</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Delayed</a> <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Delaying</a> <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Ehud</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/judges/17-5.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">Images</a> <a href="/genesis/19-16.htm">Lingered</a> <a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">Past</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Quarries</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">Sculptured</a> <a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Tarrying</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">The nations which were left to prove Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">By communion with them they commit idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Ehud from Eglon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-31.htm">and Shamgar from the Philistines</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited.</b><br>Ehud's escape highlights his cunning and the providence of God in delivering Israel. The servants' delay suggests a divine intervention, allowing Ehud to complete his mission. This moment reflects the recurring theme in Judges of God raising up deliverers for Israel. Ehud's left-handedness, mentioned earlier in the chapter, was unusual and played a crucial role in his ability to conceal his weapon and execute his plan. This escape can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who also used unexpected means to achieve victory.<p><b>He passed by the idols</b><br>The mention of idols indicates the pervasive idolatry in the land, which was a constant snare for Israel. These idols, likely representing Canaanite deities, were a physical manifestation of the spiritual battle Israel faced. The fact that Ehud passed by them without incident suggests his focus on God's mission rather than the false gods of the land. This can be seen as a call for believers to remain steadfast in their faith amidst a world filled with distractions and false idols.<p><b>and escaped to Seirah.</b><br>Seirah, though not extensively detailed in biblical records, is understood to be a wooded or mountainous region, providing Ehud with a strategic advantage for concealment and regrouping. This location underscores the importance of geography in biblical narratives, where natural features often play a role in God's deliverance. Ehud's successful escape to Seirah allowed him to rally the Israelites and lead them to victory over the Moabites, demonstrating God's faithfulness in using unlikely individuals and circumstances to fulfill His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ehud.htm">Ehud</a></b><br>A left-handed judge of Israel who delivered the Israelites from Moabite oppression by assassinating King Eglon of Moab. Ehud's actions are central to the account in <a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Judges 3</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eglon.htm">Eglon</a></b><br>The king of Moab who oppressed the Israelites for eighteen years. His assassination by Ehud is a pivotal event in the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/seirah.htm">Seirah</a></b><br>A location mentioned in <a href="/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26</a> where Ehud escaped to after assassinating King Eglon. The exact location is not well-known, but it signifies a place of safety and strategic retreat for Ehud.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moabites.htm">Moabites</a></b><br>A people who oppressed Israel during the time of the judges. They were led by King Eglon and were eventually defeated by the Israelites under Ehud's leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were under Moabite oppression due to their disobedience but were delivered through Ehud's courageous act.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a></b><br>God can use unexpected individuals and methods to bring about His deliverance. Ehud, being left-handed, was an unlikely hero, yet God used him mightily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_faithfulness.htm">Courage and Faithfulness</a></b><br>Ehud's boldness in carrying out God's plan demonstrates the importance of courage and faithfulness in fulfilling God's calling, even when it involves personal risk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The cycle of sin and deliverance in Judges reminds us of the need for repentance and the assurance of God's willingness to restore us when we turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_wisdom.htm">Strategic Wisdom</a></b><br>Ehud's escape to Seirah shows the importance of strategic planning and wisdom in executing God's plans. We are called to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_weakness.htm">God's Use of Weakness</a></b><br>Ehud's left-handedness, considered a weakness in his culture, became a strength in God's hands. This teaches us that God can use our perceived weaknesses for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_judges.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Judges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ehud_in_1_chr_8_6-7_the_same_as_in_judg_3.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:6-7, is the reference to Ehud a contradiction of Judges 3, or is it an entirely different person with the same name?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_empower_ehud,_an_assassin.htm">Why does Judges 3:12-15 depict God empowering an assassin (Ehud) if murder is condemned elsewhere in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_ehud_in_history_or_the_bible.htm">Who is Ehud in historical or biblical context?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Unto Seirath.</span>--Perhaps, rather, <span class= "ital">into the bush, </span>or <span class= "ital">woodland, </span>as the word has the article, and does not occur again. When he had got beyond the frontier post of Gilgal, into the district of Ephraim, he was safe from pursuit.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> ? <span class="cmt_word">The quarries</span>. See above, ver. 19. <span class="accented">Seirath</span>, or rather <span class="accented">has-seirah</span>, is not known as the name of a place. It seems to mean the <span class="accented">rough</span> or woody district, the forest in the hill country of Ephraim, where there was good shelter to hide in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/3-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Ehud, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵה֥וּד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·hūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_164.htm">Strong's 164: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ehud -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had escaped</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְלַ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(nim·laṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the servants waited.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·mah·mə·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> </span><span class="str2">To question, hesitate, to be reluctant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">passed by</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the idols</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּסִילִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·sî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and escaped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·mā·lêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Seirah.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śə·‘î·rā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8167.htm">Strong's 8167: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seirah -- 'goat', a city in Ephraim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/3-26.htm">Judges 3:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/3-26.htm">OT History: Judges 3:26 Ehud escaped while they waited and passed (Jd Judg. 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