JDG 8:28 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ συνεστάλη Μαδιὰμ ἐνώπιον υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ οὐ προσέθηκαν ἆραι κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν· καὶ ἡσύχασεν ἡ γῆ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἐν ἡμέραις Γεδεών.
(Kai sunestalaʸ Madiam enōpion huiōn Israaʸl, kai ou prosethaʸkan arai kefalaʸn autōn; kai haʸsuⱪasen haʸ gaʸ tessarakonta etaʸ en haʸmerais Gedeōn. )

BrTr And Madiam was straitened before the children of Israel, and they did not lift up their head any more; and the land had rest forty years in the days of Gedeon.

ULT So Midian was subdued to the face of the sons of Israel, and they did not continue to lift their head. And the land rested forty years in the days of Gideon.

UST So that is the story of how the Israelites defeated the army of Midian. The people of Midian did not become strong enough to attack Israel again. So while Gideon was alive, Israel was a peaceful place for 40 years.

BSB In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites’ fighting spirit was broken. The land had rest for forty years during Gideon’s time.

LSV And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land rests [for] forty years in the days of Gideon.

FBV This is how the Midianites was subjugated before the Israelites and did not gain power again. So the land was at peace for forty years during the lifetime of Gideon.

T4T That is how the Israelis defeated the people from Midian. The people of Midian did not become strong enough to attack Israel again. So while Gideon was alive, there was peace in the land for 40 years.

LEB No LEB JDG book available

BBE So Midian was broken before the children of Israel and the Midianites never got back their strength. And the land had peace for forty years, in the days of Gideon.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

ASV So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

DRA But Madian was humbled before the children of Israel, neither could they any more lift up their beads: but the land rested for forty years, while Gedeon presided.

YLT And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon.

Drby And Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

RV So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

SLT And Midian will be subdued before the sons of Israel, and they will not add to lift up their head: and the land will rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

Wbstr Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they raised their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

KJB-1769 ¶ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

KJB-1611 ¶ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel; so that they lifted vp their heads no more: and the countrey was in quietnesse fourtie yeeres, in the dayes of Gideon.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva Thus was Midian brought lowe before the children of Israel, so that they lift vp their heads no more: and the countrey was in quietnes fourtie yeeres in the dayes of Gideon.
(Thus was Midian brought low before the children of Israel, so that they lift up their heads no more: and the country was in quietnes forty years in the days of Gideon. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available

Wycl No Wycl JDG book available

Luth No Luth JDG book available

ClVg Humiliatus est autem Madian coram filiis Israël, nec potuerunt ultra cervices elevare: sed quievit terra per quadraginta annos, quibus Gedeon præfuit.
(Humiliatus it_is however Madian before to_the_children Israel, but_not they_could beyond/besides necks elevare: but he_rested earth/land through forty years, to_whom Gedeon beforefuit. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory

וַ⁠יִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִ⁠פְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

and,subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael

In this verse and the next one, the author is saying what happened at the end of the story of the fight that Gideon led against the Midianites. Your language may have its own way of presenting such information.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן

and,subdued Midyān

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [So Yahweh subdued Midian]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִ⁠פְנֵי֙

and,subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

See the discussion of the term face in the Introduction to Judges, and see how you translated the similar expression in [2:3](../02/03.md). Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [So Midian was subdued before]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹ֥א יָסְפ֖וּ לָ⁠שֵׂ֣את רֹאשָׁ֑⁠ם

and=not more to,lift_up heads_of,their

The author is speaking as if the Midianites were literally looking down, as a subservient person would do in this culture. He means that they no longer assumed a position of dominance over the Israelites. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and they no longer oppressed the Israelites]

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

רֹאשָׁ֑⁠ם

heads_of,their

Since the author is referring to a group of people, if you retain this image, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of head. Alternate translation: [their heads]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וַ⁠תִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָ⁠אָ֛רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה

and,had_rest the=earth/land forty year

See how you translated the same expression in [3:11](../03/11.md). Alternate translation: [And there were no more wars for 40 years]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠ימֵ֥י גִדְעֽוֹן

in/on/at/with,days_of Gidˊōn

See how you translated the word days in [2:7](../02/07.md). Alternate translation: [throughout the lifetime of Gideon]

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