en_tn_condensed/jdg/03/16.md

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

"upper leg"

Now Eglon was a very fat man

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