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OET (OET-RV) Whenever the Israelis planted a crop, the Midianites or the Amalekites, or eastern groups would attack them.
OET-LV And_it_was if it_sowed Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it_would_go_up Midyān and_ˊAmālēqites and_the_sons of_[the]_east and_come_up on/upon/above_him/it.
UHB וְהָיָ֖ה אִם־זָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעָלָ֨ה מִדְיָ֧ן וַֽעֲמָלֵ֛ק וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם וְעָל֥וּ עָלָֽיו׃ ‡
(vəhāyāh ʼim-zāraˊ yisrāʼēl vəˊālāh midyān vaˊₐmālēq ūⱱənēy-qedem vəˊālū ˊālāyv.)
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐὰν ἔσπειραν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀνέβαινον Μαδιὰμ καὶ Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ἀνατολῶν συνανέβαινον αὐτοῖς, καὶ παρενέβαλον εἰς αὐτοὺς,
(Kai egeneto ean espeiran hoi huioi Israaʸl, kai anebainon Madiam kai Amalaʸk, kai hoi huioi anatolōn sunanebainon autois, kai parenebalon eis autous, )
BrTr 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.
ULT Now it would happen whenever Israel sowed, that Midian and Amalek would come up, even sons of the east would come up against him.
UST At the time when the Israelites planted their crops in the fields, the people of Midian and Amalek and people from the east attacked the Israelites.
BSB § Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east came up against them.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.
LSV And it has been, if Israel has sowed, that Midian has come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, indeed, they have come up against him,
FBV Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other peoples from the east would come and attack them.
T4T Whenever the Israelis planted things in their fields, the people of Midian and Amalek and other groups from the east invaded Israel.
LEB And whenever Israel sowed seed, the Midianites,[fn] Amalekites,[fn] and the people of the east would come up against them.
BBE And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS 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;
ASV 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;
DRA And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations came up:
YLT 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,
Drby 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.
RV 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;
Wbstr 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;
KJB-1769 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;
KJB-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,
(And so it was when Israel had sowen, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the East, even they came up against them,)
Bshps And when Israel had sowen, then came vp the Madianites, the Amalechites, and they of the east, and came vp agaynst them,
(And when Israel had sowen, then came up the Midianites, the Amalechites, and they of the east, and came up against them,)
Gnva When Israel had sowen, then came vp the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the East, and came vpon them,
(When Israel had sowen, then came up the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the East, and came upon them, )
Cvdl 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,
(And when Israel sowed anything, ye/you_all Midianites and Amalechites, and the children towarde the south came up upon them, and pitched their tetes against them,)
Wycl And whanne Israel hadde sowe, Madian stiede, and Amalech, and othere of the `naciouns of the eest;
(And when Israel had sowe, Madian stiede, and Amalech, and other of the `naciouns of the eest;)
Luth Und wenn Israel etwas säete, so kamen die Midianiter und Amalekiter und die aus dem Morgenlande herauf über sie;
(And when Israel etwas säete, so came the Midianiter and Amalekiter and the out_of to_him Morgenlande herauf above sie;)
ClVg Cumque sevisset Israël, ascendebat Madian et Amalec, ceterique orientalium nationum:[fn]
(Cumque sevisset Israel, ascendebat Madian and Amalec, ceterique orientalium nationum: )
6.3 Cumque sevisset. ID., hom. 7. Hæc patiebatur Isræl, etc., usque ad morte sua clarificatam, sanguine lotam.
6.3 Cumque sevisset. ID., hom. 7. This patiebatur Isræl, etc., until to morte his_own clarificatam, sanguine lotam.
6:1-6 After forty years of peace, religious syncretism had brought about political instability, and marauding nomads had reduced the Israelites to living as fugitives.
• The Midianites were once thought to be a purely nomadic tribe centered in northwest Arabia, but they are now understood to have built cities and for a time to have dominated much of the Arabian Peninsula and southern Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan). They are joined here by Amalekites (who earlier were part of a Moabite coalition; see study note on 3:12-13) and the mysterious people of the east (cp. 1 Kgs 4:30; Ezek 25:4, 10). The pattern of attack was seasonal but devastating.
Note 1 topic: writing-background
וְהָיָ֖ה
and=it_was
The author is using this phrase to introduce background information that will help readers understand what happens in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
אִם־זָרַ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
if seed Yisrael
The author is using one part of the process of growing crops, sowing seed, to mean the whole process. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “as the Israelites tried to grow crops each year”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם
and=the_sons east
In certain contexts, the biblical text uses the expression sons of to indicate that the members of a group share the quality of something. In this case, they share the quality of living to the east of the Israelites. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and the inhabitants of the land to the east of Israel”
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
עָלָֽיו
on/upon/above=him/it
The pronoun him refers to Israel. The author is speaking of the nation as if it were a person. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “to oppress the people of Israel”