Judges 3:17

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

Webster's Revision

And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

World English Bible

He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

Clarke's Judges 3:17 Bible Commentary

Eglon was a very fat man - The איש בריא ish bari of the text is translated by the Septuagint ανηρ αστειος σφοδρα, a very beautiful or polite man, and in the Syriac, a very rude man. It probably means what we call lusty or corpulent.

Wesley's Judges 3:17 Bible Commentary

3:17 The present - Which was to be paid to him as a part of his tribute.