Judges 8:29

What does Judges 8:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 8:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went back to his house and was living there.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth and dwelleth in his own house,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So Jerobaal, the son of Joas, went and dwelt in his own house:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his house.

Context

v.28So 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.

v.29This passage

v.30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 12:11

    And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and ye dwelt in safety.

  • Judges 7:1

    Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

  • Judges 6:32

    Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

  • Nehemiah 5:14

    Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

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