Judges 3:21

“And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, etc.] Being, as before observed, a lefthanded man; (<070315>Judges 3:15), and this he could the better do, without being taken notice of by the king, who, if he saw him move his left hand, would have no suspicion of his going to draw a dagger with it, and which also was hidden under his raiment, (<070316>Judges 3:16); and thrust it into his belly; Josephus f62 says into his heart; it is certain the wound was mortal, and must have been in a part on which, life depended.”

“Ehud put forth his left hand--The whole circumstance of this daring act--the death of Eglon without a shriek, or noise--the locking of the doors--the carrying off the key--the calm, unhurried deportment of Ehud--show the strength of his confidence that he was doing God service.”

“thrust it: Num 25:7, Num 25:8; Sa1 15:33; Job 20:25; Zac 13:3; Co2 5:16 Judges 3:22”

“But when the king stood up, Ehud drew his sword from under his garment, and plunged it so deeply into his abdomen that even the hilt followed the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade (so that there was nothing to be seen of it in front, because he did not draw the sword again out of his body), and the blade came out between the legs. The last words have been rendered in various ways. Luther follows the Chaldee and Vulgate, and renders it "so that the dirt passed from him," taking the ἁπ. λεγ. פּרשׁדנה as a composite noun from פּרשׁ, stercus, and שׁדה, jecit. But this is hardly correct, as the form of the word פּרשׁדנה, and its connection with יצא, rather points to a noun, פּרשׁדן, with…”