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25 So 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. 26 Ehud, however (I will give thanks), had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah (the shaggy). 27 On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim (doubly fruitful). The Israelites (God prevails) came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader. 28 “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD {YHWH} has delivered your⁺ enemies the Moabites (of his father) into your⁺ hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan (flowing down) leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over. 29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites (of his father), all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped. 30 So Moab (of his father) was subdued under the hand of Israel (he wrestles with God) that day, and the land had rest for eighty years. 31 After Ehud came Shamgar (sword) son of Anath (answer). And he too saved Israel (he wrestles with God), striking down six hundred Philistines (immigrants) with an oxgoad. Judges 3:25-31, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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