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Judges 6:2

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

KJV

et oppressi sunt valde ab eis. Feceruntque sibi antra et speluncas in montibus, et munitissima ad repugnandum loca.

Vulgate

καὶ ἴσχυσεν χεὶρ Μαδιὰμ ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἀπὸ προσώπου Μαδιὰμ τὰς τρυμαλιὰς τὰς ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν καὶ τὰ σπήλαια καὶ τὰ κρεμαστά.

LXX

And 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.

ASV

וַ/תָּ֥עָז יַד מִדְיָ֖ן עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ/פְּנֵ֨י מִדְיָ֜ן עָשֽׂוּ לָ/הֶ֣ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת הַ/מִּנְהָרוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֶּֽ/הָרִ֔ים וְ/אֶת הַ/מְּעָר֖וֹת וְ/אֶת הַ/מְּצָדֽוֹת

Hebrew

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People Midian

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יָעֽוֹז
y'vz
verb · 12×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
מִדְיָ֖ן
mdyn
proper_noun · 59×
מְּעָרָ֔ה
m'rh
noun · 40×
מְּצָד֔וֹת
mtsdvt
noun · 10×
מִּנְהָרוֹת֙
mnhrvt
noun · 1×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 13:6 — When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
  • 1Sam 13:6 — When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
  • 1Sam 14:11 — And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
  • Deut 28:47 — Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
  • Heb 11:38 — (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
  • Jer 41:9 — Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of
  • Jer 48:28 — O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
  • Job 30:6 — To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
  • Lev 26:17 — And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
  • Rev 6:15 — And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the m