Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.

New American Standard Bible

Now Gideon had seventy sons who were his direct descendants, for he had many wives.

King James Version

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

Holman Bible

Gideon had 70 sons, his own offspring, since he had many wives.

International Standard Version

Gideon raised 70 sons as his direct descendants, since he had many wives.

A Conservative Version

And Gideon had seventy sons begotten from his body, for he had many wives.

American Standard Version

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

Amplified

Now Gideon had seventy sons born to him, because he had many wives.

Bible in Basic English

Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.

Darby Translation

Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.

Julia Smith Translation

And to Gideon were seventy sons going out of his thigh: for many women were to him.

King James 2000

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons, his own offspring: for he had many wives.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Gideon had seventy sons, {his own offspring}, for he had many wives.

Modern King James verseion

And Gideon had seventy sons, begotten of his body. For he had many wives.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten, for he had many wives.

NET Bible

Gideon fathered seventy sons through his many wives.

The Emphasized Bible

And, Gideon, had seventy sons, sprung from his own loins, - for, many wives, had he.

Webster

And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

World English Bible

Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.

Youngs Literal Translation

and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Gideon
גּדעון 
Gid`own 
Usage: 39

שׁבעים 
Shib`iym 
Usage: 91

of his body
ירך 
Yarek 
Usage: 34

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

for he had many
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

References

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Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Gideon's Legacy

29 Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. 30 Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives. 31 His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.



Cross References

Judges 9:2

"Please speak in the ears of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'"

Judges 9:5

He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Genesis 7:7

Noah went into the ship with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood.

Genesis 46:26

All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct descendants, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were sixty-six.

Exodus 1:5

All the souls who came out of Jacob's body were seventy-five, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

Deuteronomy 17:17

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

Judges 10:4

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Judges 12:9

He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkey colts. And he judged Israel eight years.

2 Samuel 3:2-5

To David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

2 Samuel 5:13-16

David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

1 Kings 11:3

He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

2 Kings 10:1

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,

Malachi 2:15

Did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Matthew 19:5-8

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

Ephesians 5:31-33

"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."

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