Judges 6:1
What does Judges 6:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 6:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them up into the hand of Midian for seven years.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of Midian seven years,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 26:14
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
- Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations.
- Judges 2:19
But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way.
- Judges 2:13
And they forsook Jehovah, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
- Genesis 25:2
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
- Deuteronomy 28:15
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.