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Judges 6:3

For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Amalekites, the;   Armies;   Midianites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - East;   Midianites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Arabia;   Gideon;   Midian;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abraham;   Amalekite;   East, Children of the;   Jezreel, Valley of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Arabia;   East;   Ishmael;   Ruth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Directions (Geographical);   Judges, Book of;   Midian, Midianites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amalek, Amalekites;   East, Children of the;   Gideon;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Midian, Mtdianites;   Ophrah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kadmonites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jerubbaal;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gideon;   Midian;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ara'bia;   Bene-Ke'dem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amalek;   East, Children of the;   Judges, Period of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Amalekites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Agriculture;   Amalek, Amalekites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the Qedemites came and attacked them.
Hebrew Names Version
So it was, when Yisra'el had sown, that the Midyanim came up, and the `Amaleki, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
King James Version
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;
Lexham English Bible
And whenever Israel sowed seed, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up against them.
English Standard Version
For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them.
New Century Version
Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other peoples from the east would come and attack them.
New English Translation
Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.
New American Standard Bible
For whenever Israel had sown, the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and march against them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When Israel had sowen, then came vp the Midianites, the Amalekites, & they of the East, and came vpon them,
Legacy Standard Bible
Want as Israel gesaai het, dan trek die Midianiete en Amalekiete en die kinders van die Ooste uit, en trek teen hulle op:
Contemporary English Version
Every time the Israelites would plant crops, the Midianites invaded Israel together with the Amalekites and other eastern nations.
Complete Jewish Bible
One time, after Isra'el's sowing season, Midyan, with ‘Amalek and others from the east, attacked them.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
They did that because the Midianites and Amalekites from the east always came and destroyed their crops.
George Lamsa Translation
And whenever Israel had sown, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the Rakimites came up and encamped against them;
Good News Translation
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites would come with the Amalekites and the desert tribes and attack them.
Literal Translation
And it happened after Israel had sown crops , Midian, and Amalek, and the sons of the east came; and they came against them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Israel sowed eny thinge, ye Madianites and Amalechites, and the children towarde the south came vp vpon them, and pitched their tetes agaynst them,
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Israel had sowen, then came vp the Madianites, the Amalechites, and they of the east, and came vp agaynst them,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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;
King James Version (1611)
And so it was when Israel had sowen, that the Midianites came vp, & the Amalekites, & the children of the East, euen they came vp against them,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when the children of Israel sowed, that Madiam and Amalec went up, and the children of the east went up together with them.
English Revised Version
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;
Berean Standard Bible
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Israel hadde sowe, Madian stiede, and Amalech, and othere of the `naciouns of the eest;
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
Update Bible Version
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the sons of the east; they came up against them;
Webster's Bible Translation
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;
World English Bible
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;
New King James Version
So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them.
New Living Translation
Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel,
New Life Bible
For when Israel had planted seeds, the Midianites and Amalekites and the people of the east would come and fight against them.
New Revised Standard
For whenever the Israelites put in seed, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east would come up against them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it used to be, if Israel had sown, then came up Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east, yea came up against them,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations, came up:
Revised Standard Version
For whenever the Israelites put in seed the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and the people of the East would come up and attack them;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and go against them.

Contextual Overview

1Then the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years. 2The [powerful] hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens (hideouts) which were in the mountains, and the caves and the [mountain] strongholds. 3For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them.4So they would camp against them and destroy the crops of the land as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel as well as no sheep, ox, or donkey. 5For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, and they would come in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were innumerable. So they came into the land to devastate it. 6So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD [for help].

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when Israel: Leviticus 26:16, Deuteronomy 28:30-33, Deuteronomy 28:51, Job 31:8, Isaiah 65:21, Isaiah 65:22, Micah 6:15

Amalekites: Judges 3:13

children: Judges 6:33, Judges 7:12, Judges 8:10, Genesis 29:1, 1 Kings 4:30, Job 1:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:16 - General Genesis 25:6 - east country Numbers 13:29 - Amalekites Numbers 24:20 - his latter end Judges 10:9 - passed Judges 10:12 - Amalekites 2 Kings 13:20 - the Moabites 1 Chronicles 17:10 - And since Job 5:5 - harvest Job 24:6 - They reap Psalms 107:39 - oppression Psalms 109:11 - strangers Psalms 128:2 - thou shalt eat Psalms 144:14 - no breaking in Ecclesiastes 3:13 - General Isaiah 62:8 - Surely I will no more give Jeremiah 5:17 - And they Jeremiah 49:28 - spoil Ezekiel 25:4 - men Hosea 8:7 - the strangers John 4:37 - One

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, "I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.
Genesis 6:14
"Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests, cages, compartments) and coat it inside and out with pitch (bitumen).
Genesis 6:15
"This is the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits (450' x 75' x 45').
Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.
Genesis 6:18
"But I will establish My covenant (solemn promise, formal agreement) with you; and you shall come into the ark—you and your [three] sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Genesis 6:20
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
Numbers 11:17
"Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take away some of the Spirit who is upon you, and will put Him upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you will not have to bear it all alone.
Nehemiah 9:30
"Yet You were patient with them for many years, And admonished them and warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets; Still they would not listen. Therefore You gave them into the hand (power) of the peoples of the lands.
Psalms 78:39
For He [graciously] remembered that they were mere [human] flesh, A wind that goes and does not return.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And so it was, when Israel had sown,.... Their land, and it was grown up, and near being ripe, or quite; for the Midianites gave them no disturbance in the winter, and during seedtime, when they came out of their lurking holes, and manured their land, and sowed it:

that the Midianites came up; into the land of Canaan, from the other side Jordan, where their country lay, and which it seems lay lower than the land of Israel:

and the Amalekites, and the children of the east: the former were implacable enemies of Israel, and on every occasion would join other nations in oppressing them; and the children of the east were Arabians, as Josephus b expressly affirms:

even they came up against them; all these three sorts of people in a confederacy.

b Antiqu. l. 5. c. 6. sect. 1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 6:3. Children of the East — Probably those who inhabited Arabia Deserta, Ishmaelites.


 
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