Judges 3:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֖רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּ֖מָת עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־קְנַֽז׃ פ

Transliteration

And-wattišqōṭ the-hāʾāreṣ forty šānāh and-wayyāmot ʿotnîʾēl son-of-qĕnaz.

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction + consecutive - and
• *tišqōṭ*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she/it was quiet
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite noun, feminine singular - the land
• *ʾarbāʿîm*: numeral - forty
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *wa-yāmot*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died
• *ʿotnîʾēl*: proper noun - Othniel
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
• *qĕnaz*: proper noun - Kenaz
• *p*: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

• *wattišqōṭ*: and it had rest/was peaceful/was quiet
• *hāʾāreṣ*: the land/earth/territory
• *wayyāmot*: and he died/passed away

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then was the londe in rest fortye yeares. And Athniel the sonne of Kenas dyed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the lande had rest fourtie yeeres, and Othniel the sonne of Kenaz dyed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the land had rest fourtie yeres: and Othoniel the sonne of Kenes died.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The land had rest forty years. Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the land resteth forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dieth,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then for forty years the land had peace, till the death of Othniel, the son of Kenaz.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The land had rest forty years. Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The land had rest for forty years; then Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 3:30 : 30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.
• Judg 5:31 : 31 So may all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But may those who love You be like the sun when it rises in its strength. And the land was at peace for forty years.
• Judg 8:28 : 28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During the days of Gideon, the land had peace for forty years.
• Josh 11:23 : 23 So Joshua took the entire land, just as the LORD had promised to Moses, and gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. And the land had rest from war.
• Esth 9:22 : 22 as the days when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month that was turned for them from sorrow to joy and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and send gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
• Josh 15:17 : 17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife.
• Judg 3:9 : 9 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord, He raised up a deliverer for them, Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, who saved them.
• 1 Chr 4:13 : 13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah, and the sons of Othniel were Hathath.