The Meaning of Judges 3:22 Explained

Judges 3:22

KJV: And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

YLT: and the haft also goeth in after the blade, and the fat shutteth on the blade, that he hath not drawn the sword out of his belly, and it goeth out at the fundament.

Darby: and the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

ASV: and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

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What is the context of Judges 3:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

What does Judges 3:22 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 3:22 mean?

And went in Even the hilt after the blade and closed the fat over the blade for not he did draw the dagger out of his belly and came out his entrails

וַיָּבֹ֨א גַֽם־ הַנִּצָּ֜ב אַחַ֣ר הַלַּ֗הַב וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר הַחֵ֙לֶב֙ בְּעַ֣ד הַלַּ֔הַב כִּ֣י לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֛ף הַחֶ֖רֶב מִבִּטְנ֑וֹ וַיֵּצֵ֖א הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה

וַיָּבֹ֨א	And went in
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
גַֽם־	Even
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
הַנִּצָּ֜ב	the hilt
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נִצָּב Sense: haft, hilt (of sword).
אַחַ֣ר	after
Parse: Adverb Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הַלַּ֗הַב	the blade
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: לַהַב Sense: flame, blade.
וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר	and closed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
הַחֵ֙לֶב֙	the fat
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵלֶב Sense: fat.
בְּעַ֣ד	over
Parse: Preposition Root: בַּעַד Sense: behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about.
הַלַּ֔הַב	the blade
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: לַהַב Sense: flame, blade.
שָׁלַ֛ף	he did draw
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַף Sense: to draw out or off, take off.
הַחֶ֖רֶב	the dagger
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife.
מִבִּטְנ֑וֹ	out of his belly
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בֶּטֶן Sense: belly, womb, body.
וַיֵּצֵ֖א	and came out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה	his entrails
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: פַּרְשְׁדֹן Sense: excrement, faeces.

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