And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
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4 additional translationsAnd so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
And it came to pass when Israel sowed, that Midian came up, and Amalek, and the children of the east, and came up against them.
About this book
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About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
- Date
- Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy