Judges 8:28
ContextNET © | The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites’ fighting spirit was broken. 1 The land had rest for forty years during Gideon’s time. 2 |
NIV © | Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land enjoyed peace for forty years. |
NASB © | So Midian was subdued before the sons of Israel, and they did not lift up their heads anymore. And the land was undisturbed for forty years in the days of Gideon. |
NLT © | That is the story of how Israel subdued Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime––about forty years––the land was at peace. |
MSG © | Midian's tyranny was broken by the Israelites; nothing more was heard from them. The land was quiet for forty years in Gideon's time. |
BBE © | So Midian was broken before the children of Israel and the Midianites never got back their strength. And the land had peace for forty years, in the days of Gideon. |
NRSV © | So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they lifted up their heads no more. So the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. |
NKJV © | Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon. |
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NET © | The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites’ fighting spirit was broken. 1 The land had rest for forty years during Gideon’s time. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Midian was humbled before the Israelites, and they no longer lifted their heads.” 2 tn Heb “in the days of Gideon.” |