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And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing. <a href="/esv/judges/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said to them, “Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over. <a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over. <a href="/kjv/judges/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. <a href="/nkjv/judges/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he said to them, “Follow me, for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him, seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over. <a href="/nasb_/judges/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he said to them, “Pursue them, for the LORD has handed your enemies the Moabites over to you.” So they went down after him and took control of the crossing places of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/nasb/judges/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said to them, &#8220Pursue them, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hands.&#8221 So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/nasb77/judges/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he said to them, “Pursue them, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hands.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/lsb/judges/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he said to them, “Pursue them, for Yahweh has given your enemies the Moabites into your hands.” So they went down after him and captured the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab and did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/amp/judges/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he said to them, “Pursue them, for the LORD has handed over your enemies the Moabites to you.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab and did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/csb/judges/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He told them, “Follow me, because the LORD has handed over your enemies, the Moabites, to you.” So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over. <a href="/hcsb/judges/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He told them, &#8220Follow me, because the LORD has handed over your enemies, the Moabites, to you.&#8221 So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over. <a href="/asv/judges/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said unto them, Follow after me; for Jehovah hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over. <a href="/erv/judges/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over. <a href="/gwt/judges/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He told them, "Follow me! The LORD will hand your enemy Moab over to you." They followed him and captured the shallow crossings of the Jordan River that led to Moab and refused to let anyone cross. <a href="/gnt/judges/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> He told them, "Follow me! The LORD has given you victory over your enemies, the Moabites." So they followed Ehud down and captured the place where the Moabites were to cross the Jordan; they did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/isv/judges/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> he told them, "Attack them, because the LORD has given your enemies—the Moabites—into your control." So the Israeli army followed after him, seized the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross. <a href="/msb/judges/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Follow me,? he told them, ?for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.? So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over. <a href="/net/judges/3.htm">NET Bible</a> He said to them, "Follow me, for the LORD is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!" They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross. <a href="/nheb/judges/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said to them, "Follow after me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over. <a href="/wbt/judges/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said to them, Follow me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan towards Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. <a href="/web/judges/3.htm">World English Bible</a> He said to them, “Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn’t allow any man to pass over. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he says to them, “Pursue after me, for YHWH has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand”; and they go down after him, and capture the passages of the Jordan toward Moab, and have not permitted a man to pass over. <a href="/ylt/judges/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he saith unto them, 'Pursue after me, for Jehovah hath given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hand;' and they go down after him, and capture the passages of the Jordan towards Moab, and have not permitted a man to pass over. <a href="/slt/judges/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say to them, Follow after me, for Jehovah gave your enemies, Moab, into your hand. And they will go down after him and will take the passages of Jordan toward Moab, and they gave not a man to pass over.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to them: Follow me: for the Lord hath delivered our enemies the Moabites into our hands. And they went down after him, and seized upon the fords of the Jordan, which are in the way to Moab: and they suffered no man to pass over. <a href="/cpdv/judges/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to them: “Follow me. For the Lord has delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands.” And they descended after him, and they occupied the fords of the Jordan, which cross over to Moab. And they did not permit anyone to cross. <a href="/nabre/judges/3.htm">New American Bible</a> “Follow me,” he said to them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your power.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, permitting no one to cross. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said to them, “Follow after me; for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him, and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and allowed no one to cross over.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to them, Follow after me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hands. And they went down after him, and seized the fords of the Jordan on the side of Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over. <a href="/hpbt/judges/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said to them: “Come after me, for LORD JEHOVAH has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hands!” And they went down after him and they seized the crossing of the Jordan of Moab, and they did not let a man cross over<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said unto them: 'Follow after me; for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.' And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over. <a href="/sep/judges/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said to them, Come down after me, for the Lord God has delivered our enemies, even Moab, into our hand; and they went down after him, and seized on the fords of Jordan before Moab, and he did not suffer a man to pass over. <a href="/parallel/judges/3-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=872" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Ehud</a> …27On 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. 28<a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: riḏ·p̄ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">“Follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·ray (Prep:: 1cs) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">me,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he told them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</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/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">has delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">your enemies</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/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">the Moabites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yeḏ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into your hand.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yê·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">So they followed him down</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: way·yil·kə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">and seized</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/4569.htm" title="4569: ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Or feminine mapabarah; from abar; a crossing-place; abstractly, a transit, i.e. overwhelming.">the fords</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: lə·mō·w·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">leading to Moab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">allow</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">anyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: la·‘ă·ḇōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">to cross over.</a> 29At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/4-23.htm">Joshua 4:23-24</a> For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. / He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.” <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a> and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. <a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-17</a> When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.” / So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ... <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12-13</a> Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” / So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. <a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Psalm 114:3-5</a> The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back; / the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. / Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15-16</a> The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals. / There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt. <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16-17</a> Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Isaiah 51:10</a> Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? <a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18-20</a> Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. / Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15-16</a> And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. / Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Luke 24:46-47</a> And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, / and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38-39</a> Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. / This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said to them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.follow<a href="/judges/4-10.htm">Judges 4:10</a> And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.<a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Judges 7:17</a> And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.the Lord<a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Judges 7:9,15</a> And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand… <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a> And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.the fords<a href="/judges/12-5.htm">Judges 12:5</a> And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;<a href="/joshua/2-7.htm">Joshua 2:7</a> And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/judges/3-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/judges/3-17.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-29.htm">Moabites</a> <a href="/judges/1-6.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/joshua/8-8.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/judges/3-30.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Moabites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-11.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-7.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/judges/4-6.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 3</div>1. <a href="/judges/3-1.htm">The nations which were left to prove Israel</a> 5. <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">By communion with them they commit idolatry</a> 8. <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim</a> 12. <a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Ehud from Eglon</a> 31. <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">and Shamgar from the Philistines</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>“Follow me,” he told them Ehud, the judge of Israel, calls the Israelites to action. This phrase signifies leadership and the call to unity among the people of God. In the context of the Judges, leaders were often raised by God to deliver Israel from oppression. This call to follow is reminiscent of other biblical leaders like Moses and Joshua, who also led the people in times of need. It foreshadows the ultimate call to follow Christ, who invites His disciples to follow Him.“for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” This statement reflects the belief in divine intervention and the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel. The Moabites, descendants of Lot, were often in conflict with Israel. The phrase underscores the recurring theme in Judges of God delivering His people despite their unfaithfulness. It also highlights the sovereignty of God in battles, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a>, where David acknowledges that the battle is the Lord's.So they followed him down The Israelites respond to Ehud's call, demonstrating trust in his leadership and faith in God's deliverance. This action signifies obedience and courage, essential qualities for God's people. The act of following a leader chosen by God is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in the followers of Moses, Joshua, and ultimately Jesus Christ.and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab The fords of the Jordan were strategic locations, as they were the crossing points of the river. Controlling these fords meant cutting off the Moabites' escape and reinforcements. This strategic move reflects the importance of geography in biblical narratives and the tactical wisdom given by God to His leaders. The Jordan River often symbolizes transitions and new beginnings, as seen in the Israelites' crossing into the Promised Land under Joshua.and they did not allow anyone to cross over. This decisive action ensured the complete victory over the Moabites. It demonstrates the thoroughness of God's deliverance and the importance of obedience to His commands. The phrase also highlights the finality of God's judgment against His enemies, a theme that resonates throughout scripture, pointing to the ultimate victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ehud.htm">Ehud</a> A left-handed judge of Israel who delivered the Israelites from Moabite oppression. He is the central figure in this passage, leading the Israelites to victory. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_moabites.htm">The Moabites</a> The enemies of Israel at this time, who had oppressed the Israelites for eighteen years. They were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is credited with delivering the Moabites into the hands of the Israelites, emphasizing divine intervention. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_fords_of_the_jordan.htm">The Fords of the Jordan</a> Strategic crossing points of the Jordan River, which the Israelites seized to prevent the Moabites from escaping or receiving reinforcements. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God, who were oppressed by the Moabites and rallied by Ehud to reclaim their freedom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a> Recognize that God is the ultimate deliverer. Just as He delivered Israel from the Moabites, He delivers us from our spiritual enemies. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a> Ehud's leadership and the Israelites' obedience to follow him demonstrate the importance of godly leadership and the willingness to act in faith. <a href="/topical/s/strategic_action.htm">Strategic Action</a> The seizing of the fords shows the importance of strategic thinking and action in fulfilling God's purposes. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The Israelites' response to Ehud's call to action is a reminder that faith often requires us to step out and take decisive action. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The passage underscores God's control over nations and events, encouraging trust in His sovereign plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 3</a> <a href="/q/do_records_confirm_moabites'_defeat.htm">Are there any archeological or historical records that confirm the subjugation and sudden defeat of the Moabites (Judges 3:28–30)? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'strike_the_shepherd'_mean.htm">Did the Moabite king sacrifice his son?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_moab's_fall_in_history.htm">Isaiah 16:7 predicts Moab's downfall; are there any historical records or archaeological findings that confirm this specific collapse?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'seize_the_day'_truly_mean.htm">What happened at Baal of Peor in the Bible?</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>(28) The Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.--Comp. <a href="/context/judges/7-9.htm" title="And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Arise, get you down to the host; for I have delivered it into your hand.">Judges 7:9-15</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm" title="And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.">1Samuel 17:47</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-12.htm" title="And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.">1Kings 22:12</a>.Took the fords of Jordan.--This was a matter of extreme importance. The fords of Jordan were few, and far distant from each other. (<a href="/joshua/2-7.htm" title="And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.">Joshua 2:7</a>.) The steep ravine through which it flows forms a natural barrier to Western Palestine, and by securing the fords they cut off from the Moabites all chance of succour. The vehement rapidity of Ehud's movements had rendered their escape impossible.Suffered not a man to passover.--Comp. <a href="/context/judges/12-5.htm" title="And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No;">Judges 12:5-6</a>. It was a massacre of vengeance, like the Sicilian Vespers, or the massacre of the English of the Pale in Ireland, or that of the Danes in England on St. Brice's day. . . . <a href="/commentaries/judges/3-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Follow me,” רִדְפ֣וּ (riḏ·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> To pursue, chase, persecute he told them, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has delivered נָתַ֨ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set your enemies אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary the Moabites מוֹאָ֖ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled into your hands.” בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם (bə·yeḏ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand So they followed him down וַיֵּרְד֣וּ (way·yê·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend and seized וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּ (way·yil·kə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere the fords מַעְבְּר֤וֹת (ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4569.htm">Strong's 4569: </a> A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine leading to Moab, לְמוֹאָ֔ב (lə·mō·w·’āḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled and did not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no allow נָתְנ֥וּ (nā·ṯə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set anyone אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person to cross over. לַעֲבֹֽר׃ (la·‘ă·ḇōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/3-28.htm">OT History: Judges 3:28 He said to them Follow after me (Jd Judg. 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