New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 6:1-5
1Then the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213whatH7451wasH7451evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068handedבְּיַד־be.yad-H5414H3027them overH5414toMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080for sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
2Thepowerיַד־yad-H3027of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080prevailedוַתָּ֥עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Becauseמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of Midianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeעָשֽׂוּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesthe densהַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ha.min.ha.rOtH4492whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022and the cavesהַמְּעָר֖וֹתha.me.'a.RotH4631and the strongholdsהַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ha.me.tza.DotH4679.
3For wheneverוְהָיָ֖ה אִם־ve.ha.Yah 'im-H1961H518Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had sownזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232,the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080would comeH5927upH5927with the Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and thepeopleוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924andmarchH5927againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921them.
4So they would campוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them anddestroyוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843the produceיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776as farעַד־ בּוֹאֲךָ֖'ad- bo.'a.KhaH5704H935as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, andleaveיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,nor a sheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716,oxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794,or donkeyוַחֲמֽוֹר׃va.cha.MorH2543.
5For they would comeH5927upH5927with their livestockוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨םu.mik.nei.HemH4735and their tentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,they would comeH935inH935like locustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697in numberלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230, and boththey and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were innumerableאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר'ein mis.ParH369H4557;and they cameH935into the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776to ruinלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.
Commentaries on Judges 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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