Open Line Radio on August 16, 2025 Hour 2@2:04
Listener:
I am going through a study of Judges right now. In this study, it’s about Ehud. Judges 3:15 literally says that Ehud was unable to use his right hand and that he was possibly paralyzed or disabled in someway. Yet, in all the translations of the bible I looked at only says that he was left handed. So, I am wondering where that comes from?
Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik:
https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=652519&hour=2
Summary of answer:
The suggestion of the paralysis of Ehud’s right hand is written in a published book titled “Judges for you” edited from a study by Timothy Keller, said the listener. Dr Michael Rydelnik says that all he can say is Ehud is a left handed Benjamite. “Benjamin” means son of my right hand, my strength and it is kind of an ironic thing that he is a left handed Benjamite. The fact that Ehud is a left handed Benjamite should not be unusual as there were many left handed people from the tribe of Benjamites as illustrated in Judges 20.
Judges 3
15 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. -nkjv
15 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. -kjv
15 But when the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. -nasb
15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. -niv
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