Verse 26

{ "verseID": "Judges.3.26", "source": "וְאֵה֥וּד נִמְלַ֖ט עַ֣ד הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם וְהוּא֙ עָבַ֣ר אֶת־הַפְּסִילִ֔ים וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃", "text": "And-*ʾēhûd* *nimlaṭ* while *hitmahĕmĕhām* and-he *ʿābar* *ʾet*-the-*pĕsîlîm* and-*wayyimmālēṭ* the-*śĕʿîrātāh*.", "grammar": { "*wĕ-ʾēhûd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ehud", "*nimlaṭ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he escaped", "*ʿad*": "preposition - while/during", "*hitmahĕmĕhām*": "hithpalpel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their tarrying", "*wĕ-hûʾ*": "conjunction + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and he", "*ʿābar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he passed", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-pĕsîlîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - the carved images", "*wa-yimmālēṭ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he escaped", "*ha-śĕʿîrātāh*": "definite proper noun + directional suffix - to Seirah" }, "variants": { "*nimlaṭ*": "escaped/slipped away/fled", "*hitmahĕmĕhām*": "their delay/hesitation/lingering", "*ʿābar*": "passed by/crossed over/went beyond", "*pĕsîlîm*": "carved images/idols/quarries", "*wayyimmālēṭ*": "and he escaped/fled" } }

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