Bible Strands
Judges 3:23
Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ehud moves through the porch after stabbing King Eglon, sealing the entrance behind him in the roof chamber.
The words — וַ/יִּסְגֹּר (va/i.yis.Gor) translates literally as "and he closed," and וְ/נָעָֽל (ve./na.'Al) means "and he locked," denoting the physical securing of the doors.
The thread — The sealed roof chamber creates a temporary isolation that the narrative later exploits when servants discover the locked doors and misinterpret the silence (Judges 3:24).
Why it lands — The text demands the reader track how a tactical barrier, not a symbolic or architectural detail, delays discovery and controls the pacing of the assassination.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.