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OET (OET-RV) So Midyan was kept under control by the Israelis and they didn’t continue to oppress the people, and there was peace in the region for forty years during Gid’on’s time.![]()
OET-LV And_ Midyān _it_was_subdued to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_people_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_not they_repeated to_lift_up head_of_their and_ the_earth/land _it_was_at_peace forty year[s] in_the_days_of Gidˊōn.![]()
UHB וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִפְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יָסְפ֖וּ לָשֵׂ֣את רֹאשָׁ֑ם וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֛רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בִּימֵ֥י גִדְעֽוֹן׃פ ‡
(vayyikkānaˊ midyān lifənēy bənēy yisrāʼēl vəloʼ yāşəfū lāsēʼt roʼshām vattishqoţ hāʼāreʦ ʼarbāˊim shānāh biymēy gidˊōn.◊)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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).
People tagged in the matching LV passage: Gideon · Jacob (Israel) · Midian (GEN 25:2)
Places tagged in the matching LV passage: Midian (GEN 36:35)
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 8:28 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.
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 were 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 And Midian was subdued before the ⌊Israelites⌋,[fn] and they did not again lift up their head, and the land rested for forty years in the days of Gideon.
8:28 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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 8:28 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 Thus was Madian brought lowe before the children of Israel, so that they lyft vp their heades no more: And the countrey was in quietnes fourtie yeres in the dayes of Gedeon.
(Thus was Madian brought low before the children of Israel, so that they lift up their heads no more: And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gedeon.)
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 quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.)
Cvdl Thus were ye Madianites brought downe before the children of Israel, and lifte vp their heade nomore: and the londe was in rest fortye yeares, as loge as Gedeon lyued.
(Thus were ye/you_all Midianites brought down before the children of Israel, and lift up their head no more: and the land was in rest forty years, as long as Gedeon lived.)
Wycl Forsothe Madian was maad low bifor the sones of Israel, and thei myyten no more reise nollis; but the lond restide fourti yeer, in whiche Gedeon was souereyn.
(For_certain/Truly Madian was made low before the sons of Israel, and they might no more raise necks; but the land rested forty year, in which Gedeon was sovereign.)
Luth Also wurden die Midianiter gedemütiget vor den Kindern Israel und huben ihren Kopf nicht mehr empor. Und das Land war stille vierzig Jahre, solange Gideon lebte.
(So became the Midianites humiliated before/in_front_of the children Israel and lift/raise your(pl) head(n) not more upward. And the country was still(v) forty years, as_long_as Gideon lived.)
ClVg Humiliatus est autem Madian coram filiis Israël, nec potuerunt ultra cervices elevare: sed quievit terra per quadraginta annos, quibus Gedeon præfuit.
(Humiliated it_is however Midian before to_the_children Israel, but_not they_could beyond/besides necks to_lift: but he_rested earth/land through forty years, to_whom Gedeon was_in_charge.)
Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory
וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִפְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
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
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
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
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
See the discussion of the term to the face in the Introduction to Judges. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [So Midian was subdued before]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְלֹ֥א יָסְפ֖וּ לָשֵׂ֣את רֹאשָׁ֑ם
and=not more (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
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
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
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
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
See how you translated the same expression in 3:11. Alternate translation: [And there were no more wars for 40 years]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
בִּימֵ֥י גִדְעֽוֹן
(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_subdued Midyān to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before sons_of Yisrael and=not more to,lift_up head_of,their and,it_was_at_peace the=earth/land forty year in,the_days_of Gidˊōn )
See how you translated the word days in 2:7. Alternate translation: [throughout the lifetime of Gideon]