Judges 6:3
1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
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- BSB
- Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- KJV
- And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
- WEB
- So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them.
- ASV
- And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when Israel sowed, that Midian came up, and Amalek, and the children of the east, and came up against them.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when Israel had sown, that Midian came up, and Amalek and the sons of the East, and they came up against him.
- ÅB
- Hver gang Israel hadde sådd, kom midianittene og amalekittene og Østens barn og dro opp mot dem;
- OTB
- Hver gang israelittene sådde sine avlinger, kom midjanittene, amalekittene og andre østlige folk og invaderte landet.
- B1930
- Hver gang Israel hadde sådd, kom midianittene og amalekittene og Østens barn og drog op mot dem;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 7:12
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Read in contextJudges 6:33
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
Read in contextJudges 3:13
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
Read in contextGenesis 29:1
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
Read in contextJob 1:3
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Read in contextIsaiah 65:21–22
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Read in contextJudges 8:10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Read in context1 Kings 4:30
And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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