20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 3:20:1 ⧉וְאֵה֣וּדveehudand Ehud Judges 3:20:2 ⧉בָּ֣אbacame Judges 3:20:3 ⧉אֵלָ֗יוelavto him Judges 3:20:4 ⧉וְהֽוּא־יֹ֠שֵׁבvehuyoshevand he was sitting Judges 3:20:5 ⧉בַּעֲלִיַּ֨תbaaliyatin the upper room of Judges 3:20:6 ⧉הַמְּקֵרָ֤הhamekerathe cool Judges 3:20:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙asherlowhich was for him Judges 3:20:8 ⧉לְבַדּ֔וֹlevaddoalone Judges 3:20:9 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 3:20:10 ⧉אֵה֔וּדehudEhud Judges 3:20:11 ⧉דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֥יםdevarelohima word of God Judges 3:20:12 ⧉לִ֖יlito me Judges 3:20:13 ⧉אֵלֶ֑יךָelekhato you Judges 3:20:14 ⧉וַיָּ֖קָםvayakamand he arose Judges 3:20:15 ⧉מֵעַ֥לmealfrom upon Judges 3:20:16 ⧉הַכִּסֵּֽא׃hakisethe seat |
20. Formal Translation And Ehud came to him, and he was seated in the upper room of the cool chamber {haməqērāh, cool chamber} that was his alone. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God {Elohim, Message Originator} for you.” And he rose from his seat. |
20. Dynamic Translation Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper space {ba‘aliyat, upper space}. Then Ehud said, “I have a word from God {Elohim, Supreme Judge} for you.” So the king got up from his chair. |