16. But Ehud made him a cherev 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 minchah unto Eglon Melech Moav; and Eglon was an ish bari me'od (very fat man).
18. And when he had made an end to offer the minchah, he sent away the people that carried the minchah (tribute).
19. But he himself turned back at the pesilim near Gilgal, and said, I have a devar seter (secret message) for thee O melech; he said, Keep silence! And all that stood by attending him went out from him.
20. And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in an aliyyat hamekerah (upper room for cooling), which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a devar Elohim unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
21. And Ehud put forth his semol (left hand), and drew the cherev from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;
22. And even the hilt went in after the blade; and the chelev closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the cherev out of his belly; it came out the back.
23. Then Ehud went forth through the front hall, and shut the daletot of the aliyyah behind him, and locked them.
24. When he was gone out, his avadim came; and when they saw that, hinei, the daletot of the aliyyah were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet [i.e. relieves himself] in the chedar hamekerah (inner cool room).
25. And they tarried till bosh (embarrassed); and, hinei, he opened not the daletot of the aliyyah; therefore they took a mafte'ach (key), and unlocked them; and, hinei, their adon was fallen on the floor dead.
26. And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the pesilim, and escaped unto Seirah.