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Judges 3:17

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And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
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  1. Ezekiel 34:20Rank 1 from verse 17
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    20¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

  2. Job 15:27Rank 2 from verse 17
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    27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

  3. Jeremiah 5:28Rank 3 from verse 17
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    28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  4. Jeremiah 50:11Rank 4 from verse 17
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    11Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

  5. Judges 3:29Rank 5 from verse 17
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    29And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

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Judges 3:17

COMBINED MEANING

present

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Sense 1: Being in a place, at hand, or before another; now existing or current. Sense 2: A gift or offering brought or given to another. Sense 3: To bring, set, offer, or exhibit before another; to cause to appear or stand before; to lay before or make known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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fat

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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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16But 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.

17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

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18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

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