Judges 8:30
What does Judges 8:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 8:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Now Gideon had seventy sons who had come out of his loins, for he had many wives.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 7:7
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
- Matthew 19:5
and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?
- Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
- Malachi 2:15
And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
- Judges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
- Judges 12:14
And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.