Judges 6:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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;

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And so it was, when Israel{H3478} had sown,{H2232} that the Midianites{H4080} came up,{H5927} and the Amalekites,{H6002} and the children{H1121} of the east;{H6924} they came up{H5927} against them;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And so it was, when Israel{H3478} had sown{H2232}{(H8804)}, that the Midianites{H4080} came up{H5927}{(H8804)}, and the Amalekites{H6002}, and the children{H1121} of the east{H6924}, even they came up{H5927}{(H8804)} against them;

  • 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,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When Israel had sowen, then came vp the Midianites, the Amalekites, & they of the East, and came vpon them,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when Israel had sowen, then came vp the Madianites, the Amalechites, and they of the east, and came vp agaynst them,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1941)

    And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 7:12 : 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay in the valley as numerous as locusts, and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore for multitude.
  • Judg 3:13 : 13 And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
  • Judg 6:33 : 33 Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east gathered together, went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
  • Judg 8:10 : 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the armies of the children of the east: for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew sword.
  • 1 Kgs 4:30 : 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the East, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
  • Gen 29:1 : 1 Then Jacob continued his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
  • Lev 26:16 : 16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning fever, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
  • Deut 28:30-33 : 30 You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof. 31 Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given unto your enemies, and you shall have none to rescue them. 32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given unto another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no strength in your hand. 33 The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always:
  • Deut 28:51 : 51 And he shall eat the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your land, until you are destroyed: which also shall not leave you either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of your kine, or flocks of your sheep, until he has destroyed you.
  • Job 31:8 : 8 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yes, let my offspring be rooted out.
  • Isa 65:21-22 : 21 They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 22 They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
  • Mic 6:15 : 15 You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; and crush grapes, but not drink the wine.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    86%

    4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth till you come to Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor donkey.

    5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts in multitude; for both they and their camels were without number, and they entered into the land to destroy it.

    6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

    7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

  • Judg 6:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years.

    2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strongholds.

  • Judg 6:33
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    33 Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east gathered together, went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

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    12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay in the valley as numerous as locusts, and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore for multitude.

  • Exod 17:8
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    8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

  • Judg 10:9
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    9 Moreover, the children of Ammon crossed over Jordan to fight against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was greatly distressed.

  • Num 31:9
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    9 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods.

  • Num 25:17
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    17 Harass the Midianites, and strike them:

  • Judg 11:4-5
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    4 And it came to pass, in the process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

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    24 So when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they continued attacking and defeated the Moabites in their land.

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    13 And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

  • 1 Sam 15:2-3
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    2 Thus says the LORD of hosts, I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him on the way, when he came up from Egypt.

    3 Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.

  • Judg 7:23
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    23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

  • Hab 3:7
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    7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, and the curtains of the land of Midian trembled.

  • 1 Sam 14:48
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    48 He gathered an army, struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from those who plundered them.

  • Ps 83:9
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    9 Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kishon:

  • Gen 14:7
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    7 And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.

  • Deut 25:17
    72%

    17 Remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you came forth out of Egypt;

  • Num 31:2-3
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    2 Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your people.

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  • 2 Chr 20:10
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    10 And now, see, the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them;

  • 1 Sam 12:9
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    9 And when they forgot the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

  • Num 14:45
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    45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who dwelt in that hill, and struck them, and beat them down, even to Hormah.

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    16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;

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    71%

    5 And the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  • Judg 6:16
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    16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.

  • Judg 2:15
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    15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for harm, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed.

  • Judg 7:1
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    1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people with him, rose early and camped beside the well of Harod, so the Midianite army was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

  • Num 22:3
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    3 And Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
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    7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 30:1
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    1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

  • Judg 10:12
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    12 The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand.

  • 2 Chr 20:23
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    23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

  • Judg 10:6
    71%

    6 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and did not serve Him.

  • Num 31:7
    71%

    7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses, and they killed all the males.