Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For when Israel had sown then came the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the east country upon them and pitched their tents against them,
New American Standard Bible
For it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and
King James Version
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
Holman Bible
Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the Qedemites
International Standard Version
Whenever the Israelis sowed their crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east would come up and invade them.
A Conservative Version
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the sons of the east, they came up against them.
American Standard Version
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
Amplified
For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them.
Bible in Basic English
And whenever Israel's grain was planted, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up against them;
Darby Translation
For whenever the Israelites put in seed the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and the people of the East would come up and attack them;
Julia Smith Translation
And it was if Israel sowed, and Midian came up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, and they came up against him:
King James 2000
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And whenever Israel sowed seed, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of [the] east would come up against them.
Modern King James verseion
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the sons of the east, even they came up against them.
NET Bible
Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.
New Heart English Bible
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them.
The Emphasized Bible
And so it used to be, if Israel had sown, then came up Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east, yea came up against them,
Webster
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
World English Bible
So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
Youngs Literal Translation
And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 6:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Midian Oppresses Israel
2 And when the hand of the Midianites was sore upon Israel, the children of Israel made them dens in the mountains and caves and strongholds. 3 For when Israel had sown then came the Midianites, the Amalekites, and they of the east country upon them and pitched their tents against them, 4 and destroyed the increase of the earth even unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel; neither sheep, ox or ass,
Cross References
Judges 3:13
And this Eglon gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote the children of Israel, and conquered the city of palm trees.
Genesis 29:1
Then Jacob lift up his feet, and went toward the east country.
Judges 6:33
When all the Midianites, the Amalekites and they of the east were gathered together and had gone and pitched in the valley of Jezreel,
Judges 7:12
And the Midianites, the Amalekites, and all they of the east, lay along in the valley, like unto grasshoppers in multitude, and their camels were without number, even as the sand by the seaside in multitude.
Judges 8:10
Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their hosts with them, upon a fifteen thousand, which were all that were left of all the hosts of them of the east. And they that were slain were a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew swords.
1 Kings 4:30
so that Solomon's wisdom exceeded the wisdom of all them of the East country and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.
Job 1:3
His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country.
Leviticus 26:16
then I will do this again unto you: I will visit you with vexations, swelling, and fevers, that shall make your eyes dazzle; and with sorrows of heart. And ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Deuteronomy 28:30-33
Thou shalt be betrothed unto a wife, and another shall lie with her. Thou shalt build a house and another shall dwell therein. Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not make it common.
Deuteronomy 28:51
And he shall eat the fruit of thy land and the fruit of thy cattle until he have destroyed thee: so that he shall leave thee neither corn, wine, nor oil, neither the increase of thine oxen nor the flocks of thy sheep: until he have brought thee to nought.
Job 31:8
then shall I sow, and another eat; yea, my generation and posterity shall be clean rooted out.
Isaiah 65:21-22
They shall build houses, and dwell in them: they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Micah 6:15
Thou shalt sow, but not reap; thou shalt press out olives, but oil shalt thou not have to anoint thyself withal; thou shalt tread out sweet must, but shall drink no wine.