Cross Reference 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

{Judges 3:15} But when the children 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 z8799 unto x413 the LORD, 3068 the LORD 3068 raised them up 6965 z8686 a deliverer, 3467 z8688 x853 Ehud y164 x261 the son 1121 of Gera, 1617 a Benjamite, 1145 x1121 a man 376 lefthanded: 334 3225 x3027 and by him 3027 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 z8799 a present 4503 unto Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab. 4124

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cried unto:
"And when the childrenª of Israelª criedª ° unto¹ the LORD,ª the LORDª raised upª ° a delivererª ° to the childrenª of Israel,ª who deliveredª ° them, [even]¹ Othnielª the sonª of Kenaz,ª Caleb'sª youngerª brother.ª" {Jdg 3:9} + "And call² ° upon¹ me in the dayª of trouble:ª I will deliverª ° thee, and thou shalt glorifyª ° me." {Psa 50:15} + "When¹ he slewª ° them, then they soughtª ° him: and they returnedª ° and enquired earlyª ° after God.ª" {Psa 78:34} + "Make us gladª ° according to the daysª [wherein] thou hast afflictedª ° us, [and] the yearsª [wherein] we have seenª ° evil.ª" {Psa 90:15} + "Then shall ye call² ° upon¹ me, and ye shall goª ° and prayª ° unto¹ me, and I will hearkenª ° unto¹ you. ... And ye shall seekª ° me, and findª ° [me], when¹ ye shall search² ° for¹ me with all¹ your heart.ª" {Jer 29:12-13} + "Callª ° unto¹ me, and I will answerª ° thee, and shewª ° thee greatª and mighty¹ things,² ° which thou knowestª ° not.¹" {Jer 33:3}

lefthanded:
Heb. shut of his right hand, This Hebrew phrase intimates that, either through disease or disuse, he made little or no use of the right hand, but of his left only, and so was the less fit for war, because he would most likely wield a dagger awkwardly. Yet God chose this left-handed man to be the minister of his retributive justice. It was God's right hand that gained Israel the victory, "For¹ they got² ° not¹ the landª in possessionª ° by their own sword,ª neither¹ did their own armª saveª ° them: but¹ thy right hand,ª and thine arm,ª and the lightª of thy countenance,ª because¹ thou hadst a favourª ° unto them." {Psa 44:3}; not the right hand of the instruments he employed. "Among all¹ ¹ this¹ peopleª [there were] sevenª hundredª chosenª ° menª lefthanded;ª ª ª every one¹ ¹ could slingª ° stonesª at¹ an hairª [breadth], and not¹ miss.ª °" {Jdg 20:16} + "[They were] armedª ° with bows,ª and could use both the right handª ° and the leftª ° in [hurling] stonesª and [shooting] arrowsª out of a bow,ª [even] of Saul's² brethrenª ¹ ¹ of Benjamin.ª ¹" {1Ch 12:2}

sent a present:
"But the childrenª of Belialª said,ª ° How¹ shall this¹ man saveª ° us? And they despisedª ° him, and broughtª ° him no¹ presents.ª But he held his peace.ª °" {1Sm 10:27} + "A man'sª giftª maketh roomª ° for him, and bringethª ° him beforeª great¹ men.²" {Prv 18:16} + "Manyª will intreatª ° the favourª of the prince:ª and every man¹ [is] a friendª to him² that giveth gifts.ª ¹" {Prv 19:6} + "A giftª in secretª pacifiethª ° anger:ª and a rewardª in the bosomª strongª wrath.ª" {Prv 21:14} + "Hearkenª ° not¹ to¹ Hezekiah:ª for¹ thus¹ saithª ° the kingª of Assyria,ª Makeª ° [an agreement] with¹ me [by] a present,ª and come outª ° to¹ me: and eatª ° ye every oneª of his vine,ª and every oneª of his fig tree,ª and drinkª ° ye every oneª the watersª of his own cistern;ª" {Isa 36:16}