Judges 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.”

Judges 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.”

Judges 3:17 — World English Bible

Judges 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.”

Judges 3:17 — American Standard Version

Judges 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon <FI>is<Fi> a very fat man.”

Judges 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.”

Judges 3:17 — Darby Translation

Judges 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he presented ye gift vnto Eglon King of Moab (and Eglon was a very fat man)”

Judges 3:17 — Geneva Bible

Judges 3:17 in Context — Judges 3

15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

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What Does Judges 3:17 Mean?

Judges 3:17 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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