“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.”
But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, the Benjaminite, who was left-handed. They sent tribute by him to King Eglon of Moab. — The supplication phase produces Ehud, identified as a 'Benjaminite' and notably 'left-handed' (אִטֵּר יַד־יְמִין, literally 'restricted in right hand'). The left-handedness detail carries military significance: warriors expected right-handed attack and defensive positioning, making Ehud's reversed handedness a tactical advantage. The mention of tribute payment indicates that Israel's subjugation involved economic extraction alongside political domination.
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