# one cubit

If it is necessary to use a modern measurement of length, here are two ways of doing it. AT: "46 centimeters" or "about one half meter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])

# he strapped it on under his clothing on his right thigh

"he tied it to his right thigh under his clothing"

# thigh

the part of the leg between the knee and the hip

# Now Eglon was a very fat man

Here "Now" is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the narrator tells background information about Eglon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/moab]]