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23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule,[a] and closed the doors of the roof-chamber on him, and locked them.

24 After he had gone, the servants came. When they saw that the doors of the roof-chamber were locked, they thought, ‘He must be relieving himself[b] in the cool chamber.’ 25 So they waited until they were embarrassed. When he still did not open the doors of the roof-chamber, they took the key and opened them. There was their lord lying dead on the floor.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:23 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Judges 3:24 Heb covering his feet

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