Judges 3:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the land{H776} had rest{H8252} forty{H705} years.{H8141} And Othniel{H6274} the son{H1121} of Kenaz{H7073} died.{H4191}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the land{H776} had rest{H8252}{(H8799)} forty{H705} years{H8141}. And Othniel{H6274} the son{H1121} of Kenaz{H7073} died{H4191}{(H8799)}.

• 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 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
• Judg 5:31 : 31 So let all your enemies perish, O LORD; but let those who love Him be as the sun when it comes out in its strength. And the land had rest for forty years.
• Judg 8:28 : 28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in peace forty years in the days of Gideon.
• Josh 11:23 : 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
• Esth 9:22 : 22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned for them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
• Josh 15:17 : 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
• Judg 3:9 : 9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
• 1 Chr 4:13 : 13 And the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel were Hathath.