Judges 3:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.”
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“Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and 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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain