Judges 6:1-2

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord turned them over to Midian for seven years. 6:2 The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.


tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

tn Heb “the hand of Midian.”

tn Heb “The hand of Midian was strong against Israel.”

tn Or possibly “secret storage places.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the Hebrew Bible.