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Judges 8:28

In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,
Judges 8:28
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִפְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יָסְפ֖וּ לָשֵׂ֣את רֹאשָׁ֑ם וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֛רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בִּימֵ֥י גִדְעֽוֹן׃ פ

  1. וַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'“and it was subdued”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּנַע · “be humble” · Strong's H3665
  2. מִדְיָ֗ןmid.Yan“Midian”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
  3. לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  4. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יָסְפ֖וּya.se.Fu“they repeated”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָסַף · “again” · Strong's H3254G
  8. לָשֵׂ֣אתla.Set“to lift up”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָשָׂא · “raise” · Strong's H5375G
  9. רֹאשָׁ֑םro.Sham“head their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  10. וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.Kot“and it was at peace”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁקַט · “to quiet” · Strong's H8252
  11. הָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  12. אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
  13. שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  14. בִּימֵ֥יbi.Mei“in [the] days of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  15. גִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'on“Gideon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גִּדְעוֹן · “Gideon” · Strong's H1439
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)