First name Ehud in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Ehud is the name of the raised up by the LORD as a deliverer for Israel (JDG 3:15) who killed Eglon (JDG 3:21), as well as name of son of Bilhan (1CH 7:10). Meaning of the name: he that praises. Related names are: Israel, Moab, Eglon . The translations of Ehud in 22 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Udi in Spanish to エフド in Japanese!
Wear it!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. (JDG 3:15)
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. (JDG 3:16)
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. (JDG 3:20)
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. (JDG 3:20)
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: (JDG 3:21)
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. (JDG 3:23)
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. (JDG 3:26)
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. (JDG 4:1)
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. (1CH 7:10)
And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: (1CH 8:6)