Judges 8:28
NASB Lexicon
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So Midianמִדְיָ֗ן
(mid·yan)
4080: a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. and the region where they settled from the same as madon
was subduedוַיִּכָּנַ֣ע
(vai·yik·ka·na)
3665: to be humblea prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵי֙
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and they did not liftלָשֵׂ֣את
(la·set)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
up their headsרֹאשָׁ֑ם
(ro·sham;)
7218: heada prim. root
anymore.יָסְפ֖וּ
(ya·se·fu)
3254: to adda prim. root
And the landהָאָ֛רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
was undisturbedוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט
(vat·tish·kot)
8252: to be quiet or undisturbeda prim. root
for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים
(ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
yearsשָׁנָ֖ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
in the daysבִּימֵ֥י
(bi·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of Gideon.גִדְעֹֽון׃
(gid·'o·vn.)
1439: a judge of Isr.from gada


















KJV Lexicon
Thus was Midian
Midyan  (mid-yawn')
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants -- Midian, Midianite.
subdued
kana`  (kaw-nah')
to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish -- bring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
so that they lifted up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
their heads
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
no more
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
And the country
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
was in quietness
shaqat  (shaw-kat')
to repose (usually figurative) -- appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
in the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Gideon
Gid`own  (ghid-ohn')
feller (i.e. warrior); Gidon, an Israelite -- Gideon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they were no longer a threat. The land was peaceful 40 years during the days of Gideon.

International Standard Version
Midian remained subjugated to the Israelis, and they didn't so much as raise their heads anymore, so the land was peaceful for 40 years during the lifetime of Gideon.

NET Bible
The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites' fighting spirit was broken. The land had rest for forty years during Gideon's time.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The power of Midian was crushed by the people of Israel, and Midian never again became a threat. So the land had peace for 40 years during Gideon's life.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
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