Judges 8:28
What does Judges 8:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 8:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But Madian was humbled before the children of Israel, neither could they any more lift up their heads: but the land rested for forty years, while Gedeon presided.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 83:9
Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
- Judges 3:11
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
- Isaiah 10:26
And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
- Judges 3:30
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
- Judges 5:31
So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
- Isaiah 9:4
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.