Judges 3:26
New International Version
While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah.

New Living Translation
While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah.

English Standard Version
Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah.

Berean Standard Bible
Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

King James Bible
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

New King James Version
But Ehud had escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the stone images and escaped to Seirah.

New American Standard Bible
Now Ehud escaped while they were hesitating, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

NASB 1995
Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

NASB 1977
Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the graven images and escaped to Seirah.

Amplified Bible
Now Ehud escaped while they lingered, and he passed beyond the sculptured stones and escaped to Seirah.

Christian Standard Bible
Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He passed the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He crossed over the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah.

American Standard Version
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.

Contemporary English Version
But by that time, Ehud had already escaped past the statues. Ehud went to the town of Seirah

English Revised Version
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While they had been waiting, Ehud escaped. He went past the stone idols and escaped to Seirah.

Good News Translation
Ehud got away while they were waiting. He went past the carved stones and escaped to Seirah.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Ehud escaped while they were delayed, passed by the idols, and escaped in the direction of Seirah.

Majority Standard Bible
Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

NET Bible
Now Ehud had escaped while they were delaying. When he passed the carved images, he escaped to Seirah.

New Heart English Bible
Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Ehud escaped while they tarried; and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.

World English Bible
Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Ehud escaped during their lingering, and has passed by the images, and escapes to Seirath.

Young's Literal Translation
And Ehud escaped during their tarrying, and hath passed by the images, and is escaped to Seirath.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Ehud was saved during their consternation; and he passed by the carved images and will be saved at the gates.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
During their delay Ehud escaped and, passing the sculptured stones, took refuge in Seirah.

New Revised Standard Version
Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the sculptured stones, and escaped to Seirah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And while they were in confusion, Ehur passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And while they were troubled, Ehor passed the sculptures and he escaped and he ran to Shirath
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Ehud escaped while they lingered, having passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Ehud
25So 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. 26Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah. 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.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 19:12
So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.

1 Samuel 19:10
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.

1 Samuel 23:26-28
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.

2 Samuel 17:21-22
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.

1 Kings 19:3
And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

2 Kings 11:2
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.

Joshua 2:15-16
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.”

1 Samuel 21:10
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.

2 Samuel 15:14
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.”

2 Kings 7:12
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.’”

Matthew 2:13-14
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,

Acts 9:25
One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

Matthew 10:23
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.

John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

Acts 12:17
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.


Treasury of Scripture

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

the quarries

Judges 3:19
But he himself turned again from the quarries that were 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.

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Judges 3
1. The nations which were left to prove Israel
5. By communion with them they commit idolatry
8. Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim
12. Ehud from Eglon
31. and Shamgar from the Philistines














But Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah
But Ehud escaped
The name "Ehud" is significant in the Hebrew context, meaning "united" or "strong." Ehud, a judge of Israel, was chosen by God to deliver His people from oppression. His escape signifies divine intervention and the fulfillment of God's plan. The act of escaping is not merely a physical departure but a spiritual deliverance, symbolizing the liberation that God provides to those who trust in Him.

while they delayed
The delay of the Moabites is a critical element in the narrative. This delay can be seen as a divine orchestration, where God uses the confusion and complacency of the enemy to allow His servant to fulfill His purpose. In a broader spiritual sense, it reminds believers that God's timing is perfect, and He can use any situation to bring about His will.

and he passed beyond the idols
The "idols" mentioned here are likely the stone images or sacred stones that were common in pagan worship during that time. Ehud's passing beyond them symbolizes a rejection of false gods and a movement towards the true God of Israel. This act can be seen as a metaphor for the believer's journey away from idolatry and sin towards faithfulness and obedience to God.

and escaped to Seirah
"Seirah" is a location whose exact historical and geographical details are not fully known, but it represents a place of safety and refuge for Ehud. In a spiritual sense, Seirah can be seen as a symbol of the refuge and protection that God provides to those who follow His will. It is a reminder that God is a stronghold and a place of safety for His people, offering peace and security amidst the trials of life.

(26) Unto Seirath.--Perhaps, rather, into the bush, or woodland, 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.

Verse 26. ? The quarries. See above, ver. 19. Seirath, or rather has-seirah, is not known as the name of a place. It seems to mean the rough or woody district, the forest in the hill country of Ephraim, where there was good shelter to hide in.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Ehud, however,
וְאֵה֥וּד (wə·’ê·hūḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 164: Ehud -- the name of several Israelites

had escaped
נִמְלַ֖ט (nim·laṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

while
עַ֣ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the servants waited.
הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם (hiṯ·mah·mə·hām)
Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4102: To question, hesitate, to be reluctant

He
וְהוּא֙ (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

passed by
עָבַ֣ר (‘ā·ḇar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

the idols
הַפְּסִילִ֔ים (hap·pə·sî·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6456: An idol, image

and escaped
וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט (way·yim·mā·lêṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

to Seirah.
הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ (haś·śə·‘î·rā·ṯāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8167: Seirah -- 'goat', a city in Ephraim


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