The Meaning of Judges 3:23 Explained

Judges 3:23

KJV: Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

YLT: And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted it;

Darby: Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the roof chamber upon him, and locked them.

ASV: Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 3:23?

MEANING: What does Judges 3:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 3:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 3:23?

What is the context of Judges 3:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

What does Judges 3:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 3:15-31 - The "message From God"

The sword is usually worn at the left hand, and Ehud escaped suspicion because his was girded under his raiment on his right thigh. Eglon was also the more ready to listen to him and give a secret audience, because he had just received a tribute from Ehud's hand. It was a terrible deed of vengeance, which must not be judged by our ethical standards. But can we not understand how the hatred of a downtrodden and high-spirited race would express itself in just this manner?

That dagger, thrust in up to the hilt, was indeed a message from God, for it ended Eglon's life and summoned his soul to stand at the bar of divine judgment. A supreme tragedy cannot befall except by the divine permission. Though God's silent permission of evil cannot be construed as acquiescence, yet the results of an evil deed may be wrought into the scheme of His providence, as in the case of Genesis 50:20-21 and Acts 2:23. It is our frequent experience to have thrusts made at us; let us ask if they may not be messages from God! There is no chance in life. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Judges 3:23 mean?

And went out Ehud through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them

וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵה֖וּד הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר דַּלְת֧וֹת הָעַלִיָּ֛ה בַּעֲד֖וֹ וְנָעָֽל

וַיֵּצֵ֥א	And went out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֵה֖וּד	Ehud
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵהוּד Sense: Benjamite judge of Israel, deliverer of Israel from Moab.
הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה	through the porch
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: מִסְדְּרֹון Sense: porch, colonnade.
וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר	and shut
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
דַּלְת֧וֹת	the doors
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: דַּל Sense: door, gate.
הָעַלִיָּ֛ה	of the upper room
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עֲלִיָּה Sense: roof-room, roof chamber.
בַּעֲד֖וֹ	behind him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עוּף Sense: to fly, fly about, fly away.
וְנָעָֽל	and locked them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָעַל Sense: to bar, lock, bolt.

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