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Judges 3:24–28

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Judges 3:24

24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

Judges 3:25

25And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

Judges 3:26

26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

Judges 3:27

27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

Judges 3:28

28And 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.

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DEFINED WORDS

Judges 3:24

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gone

Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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servants

Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Surely

Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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chamber

An apartment in an upper story, or in a story above the lower floor of a dwelling house; often used as a lodging room.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Judges 3:25

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tarried

To stay, remain, wait, or delay.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

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till

Until a stated time or event; also to cultivate the ground.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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opened

Made open, uncovered, unsealed, revealed, or made accessible.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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key

An instrument for opening a lock; figuratively, authority or means of access.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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fallen

Having fallen; descended, dropped, been overthrown, or come into a lower state.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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dead

Without life; deprived of life; also lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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earth

The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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Judges 3:26

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escaped

Got free, fled, avoided danger, or passed without harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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tarried

To stay, remain, wait, or delay.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

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Judges 3:27

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trumpet

A wind instrument used to sound signals, announce events, or accompany worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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children

Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Israel

The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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before

Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Judges 3:28

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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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fords

Shallow places where rivers or streams may be crossed on foot or by wading.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828

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toward

In the direction of; in relation to; approaching; or inclined and ready, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893)

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suffered

Borne; undergone; peri mitted; allowed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 24

  1. 1 Samuel 24:3
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From verse 27

  1. 1 Samuel 13:3
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  2. Judges 6:34
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  3. 2 Kings 9:13
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  4. 2 Samuel 20:22
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  5. Joshua 17:15
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From verse 28

  1. Judges 12:5
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  2. 1 Samuel 17:47
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  3. Joshua 2:7
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  4. Judges 7:15
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  5. Judges 7:9
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