The Meaning of Judges 3:29 Explained

Judges 3:29

KJV: And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

YLT: And they smite Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and every one a man of valour, and not a man hath escaped,

Darby: And they killed at that time about ten thousand of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.

ASV: And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

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What is the context of Judges 3:29?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

What does Judges 3:29 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 3:29 mean?

And they killed of Moab at time that about ten thousand men all stout and men of valor and not escaped a man

וַיַּכּ֨וּ אֶת־ מוֹאָ֜ב בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא כַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת אֲלָפִים֙ אִ֔ישׁ כָּל־ שָׁמֵ֖ן וְכָל־ אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑יִל וְלֹ֥א נִמְלַ֖ט אִֽישׁ

וַיַּכּ֨וּ	And they killed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
מוֹאָ֜ב	Moab
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָב Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
בָּעֵ֣ת	at time
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: עֵת Sense: time.
הַהִ֗יא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
כַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת	about ten
Parse: Preposition-k, Number, masculine singular construct Root: עֶשֶׂר Sense: ten.
אֲלָפִים֙	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine plural Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
אִ֔ישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
שָׁמֵ֖ן	stout
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: שָׁמֵן Sense: fat, rich, robust.
אִ֣ישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
חָ֑יִל	of valor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וְלֹ֥א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נִמְלַ֖ט	escaped
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַט Sense: to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered.
אִֽישׁ	a man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.

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