Judges 3

1 Now these are the nations which I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) left, to prove God Prevails (Israel) by them since many of God Prevails (Israel) as had not experienced all the wars of Humbled One (Canaan);

2 But that the generations of the children of God Prevails (Israel) might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

3 Namely, five lords of the Immigrants (Philistines), all the Humbled Ones (Canaanites), the Warriors (Sihonians), and the Villagers (Hivites) that dwelt in Mount Whiteness (Lebanon), from the Sanctuary Mountain of Great High Place (BaalHermon) to the entrance of Fortress (Hamath).

4 And they were to prove God Prevails (Israel) by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Drawn (Moses).

5 So the children of God Prevails (Israel) dwelt among the Humbled Ones (Canaanites), Terrors (Hittite), The Talkers, Sayers (Amorite), Those Belonging to a Village (Perizzites), the Villagers (Hivites), and those Trodden Underfoot (Jebusites):

6 Then they took their daughters to be their wives and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

7 In this, the children of God Prevails (Israel) did evil in the sight of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), and forgot I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) their God ('Elohiym), and served the Great High Places (Baalim) and the groves.

8 Therefore the anger of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) was hot against God Prevails (Israel), and he sold them into the hand of Twice Wicked Blackness (Chushanrishasaim) king of Land of the Two Rivers (Mesopotamia): and the children of God Prevails (Israel) served Twice Wicked Blackness (Chushanrishasaim) eight years.

9 When the children of God Prevails (Israel) cried to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) raised up a deliverer for the children of God Prevails (Israel), who delivered them, Lion of God (Othniel) the son of Hunter (Kenaz), Dog’s (Caleb) younger brother.

10 When the Spirit of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) came on him, he judged God Prevails (Israel), and went out to war: and I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) delivered Twice Wicked Blackness (Chushanrishasaim) king of Land of the Two Rivers (Mesopotamia) into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Twice Wicked Blackness (Chushanrishasaim).

11 And the land had rest forty years. Then Lion of God (Othniel) the son of Hunter (Kenaz) died.

12 Once again the children of God Prevails (Israel) did evil again in the sight of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah): so, I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) strengthened Calf-Like (Eglon) the king of Of His Father (Moab) against God Prevails (Israel), because they had done evil in the sight of I AM (the LORD, Yehovah).

13 He gathered the children of Tribal (Ammon) and Licker (Amalek), and went and smote God Prevails (Israel), and possessed the city of Palm Trees (Tamar).

14 So the children of God Prevails (Israel) served Calf-Like (Eglon) the king of Of His Father (Moab) eighteen years.

15 But when the children of God Prevails (Israel) cried to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) raised up a deliverer for them, United (Ehud) the son of A Grain (Gera), a Son of the Right Hand (Benjamite), a lefthanded man: and by him the children of God Prevails (Israel) sent a present to Calf-Like (Eglon) the king of Of His Father (Moab).

16 But United (Ehud) made a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he hid it under his clothing on his right thigh.

17 He brought the present to Calf-Like (Eglon) king of Of His Father (Moab): and Calf-Like (Eglon) was a very fat man.

18 When he came near to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present.

19 But he turned again from the quarries that were by Rolling Wheel (Gilgal) and said: I have a secret message for you, O king: who said: Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20 Then United (Ehud) came to him; he was sitting in a summer roof chamber, which he had for himself alone. United (Ehud) said: I have a message from God ('Elohiym) for you. He then rose out of his seat.

21 And United (Ehud) put forth his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

22 The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly, and feces came out.

23 Then United (Ehud) went out through the porch and shut the doors of the chamber on him, and locked them.

 24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely, he covers his feet (is using the bathroom) in his summer chamber.

25 So they waited a long time, but he didn’t open the doors of the parlor; finally, they took a key, opened them, and found their lord fallen dead on the earth.

26 United (Ehud) escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to The Shaggy (Seirath).

27 When he got there, he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Double Ash-Heap: Doubly Fruitful (Ephraim), and the children of God Prevails (Israel) went down with him from the mount, with United (Ehud) before them.

28 And he said to them: Follow after me: for I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) has delivered your enemies the Of His Fathers (Moabites) into your hand. So they went down after him and took the fords of The Descender (Jordan) toward Of His Father (Moab), and did not allow a man to pass over.

29 So they slew of Of His Father (Moab) at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and not one man escaped.

30 So Of His Father (Moab) was subdued that day under the hand of God Prevails (Israel). And the land had rest for eighty years.

31 After him was Sword (Shamgar) the son of Answer (Anath), who slew of the Immigrants (Philistines) six hundred men with an ox goad: he also delivered God Prevails (Israel).