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The sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdidוַיַּעֲשׂוּwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand YHWHוַ יְהוָהgave themיִּתְּנֵםinto the handבְּיַדof Midianמִדְיָןsevenשֶׁבַעyears.שָׁנִים
Judges 6:1
Study it in the app“The sons of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and YHWH gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 6:1, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaasu” appears- what was evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- gave themיִּתְּנֵyitne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yitne” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of Midianמִדְיָןmidyan
Midian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears
Places in this verse
Midian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The hand of Midian was strong over Israel. Because of Midian the sons of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.