KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 6:1
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,
WEB World English Bible
The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Midian seven years,
Surrounding context — Judges 6
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.
3 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.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּH6213 · a.sahto make: doבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelהָרַ֖עH7451 · rabad: harmfulבְּעֵינֵ֣יH5869 · a.yineyeיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּתְּנֵ֧םH5414 · na.tanto give: giveיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּיַד־H3027 · yadhandמִדְיָ֖ןH4080 · mid.yanMidianשֶׁ֥בַעH7651 · she.vasevenשָׁנִֽים׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
Nehemiah 9:26-29Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.Judges 2:19-20And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, [that] they returned, and corrupted [themselves] more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.Judges 2:13-14And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.Deuteronomy 28:15-68But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:Numbers 25:15-18And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain [was] Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he [was] head over a people, [and] of a chief house in Midian.Numbers 31:1-3And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Judges 2:11And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:Leviticus 26:14-46But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;Psalm 106:34-42They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:Genesis 25:2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.Habakkuk 3:7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
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