Judges 8:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע
kânaʻ
H3665
to humble
מִדְיָ֗ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
לִפְנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָסְפ֖וּ
yâçaph
H3254
to add
לָשֵׂ֣את
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
רֹאשָׁ֑ם
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט
shâqaṭ
H8252
to be quiet
הָאָ֛רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
שָׁנָ֖ה
shâneh
H8141
year
בִּימֵ֥י
yôwm
H3117
day
גִדְעֽוֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
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