Judges Chapter 3 verse 23 Holy Bible
Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.
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Then Ehud went out into the covered way, shutting the doors of the summer-house on him and locking them.
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Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the roof chamber upon him, and locked them.
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Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.
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Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.
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Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
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And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted `it';
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) Then Ehud went forth through the porch.--Rather, into. The word rendered "porch"--misder?nah--is derived from seder ("order"). The Chaldee represents it by a transliteration of the Greek word exedra, "a hall decorated with pillars." Kimchi supposes it to mean an ante-chamber where people waited to see the king, standing in order; and this seems to be the view of the LXX. (in the Vatican Codex), who render it, "he went out through those set in order" (tous diatetagmenous). If this be the meaning, it can only refer to his walking boldly out through the attendants after he had fastened the doors. But the fact is that the ancient versions were as uncertain of the meaning as ourselves. The Syriac has, "through the xystos" or colonnade; the Arabic, "through the window."Shut the doors of the parlour upon him--i.e., upon Eglon.Locked them.--The LXX. have "wedged them" (esph?nose). The lock was probably of a character similar to that used by all ancient nations, namely, wooden slides which entered into a hole in the doorpost, and were secured by catches cut into it. See Jahn, Arch?ol. Bibl. 2:6-37.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen Ehudאֵה֖וּד (’ê·hūḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 164: Ehud -- the name of several Israeliteswent outוַיֵּצֵ֥א (way·yê·ṣê)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximthrough the porch,הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה (ham·mis·də·rō·w·nāh)Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 4528: A colonnade, internal porticoclosingוַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר (way·yis·gōr)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5462: To shut up, to surrenderand lockingוְנָעָֽל׃ (wə·nā·‘āl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5274: To fasten up, with a, bar, cord, to sandal, furnish with slippersthe doorsדַּלְת֧וֹת (dal·ṯō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, doorof the upper roomהָעַלִיָּ֛ה (hā·‘a·lî·yāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5944: Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the skybehind him.בַּעֲד֖וֹ (ba·‘ă·ḏōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 5774: To fly, to faintJump to PreviousBolted Chamber Closed Covered Doors Ehud Locked Parlor Porch Roof Room Shut Shutteth Shutting Summer-House Upper Vestibule Way
