Judges 8:28-32
Lexham English Bible
28 And Midian was subdued before the Israelites,[a] and they did not again lift up their head, and the land rested for forty years in the days of Gideon.
The Death of Gideon
29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash lived in his own house. 30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring,[b] for he had many wives. 31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore for him a son, and he named him[c] Abimelech. 32 And Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age, and he was buried in the tomb of Jehoash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.[d]
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- Judges 8:28 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Judges 8:30 Literally “from his own loins”
- Judges 8:31 Literally “he set his name”
- Judges 8:32 Hebrew “Abiezrite”
Judges 8:28-32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
28 So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they were no longer a threat.[a] The land was peaceful 40 years during the days of Gideon. 29 Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) son of Joash went back to live at his house.
30 Gideon had 70 sons, his own offspring, since he had many wives. 31 His concubine who was in Shechem(A) also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. 32 Then Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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- Judges 8:28 Lit they no longer raised their head
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