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Judges 6:1

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,

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ASV

And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

KJV

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they didH6213 →
בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיִּתְּנֵ֧םvai.yi.te.Nemand he gave themH5414 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027 →
מִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanMidianH4080 →
שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'sevenH7651 →
שָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimyearsH8141 →

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Nehemiah 9:26–29But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.Judges 2:19–20But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.Judges 13:1Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.Deuteronomy 28:15–68If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:Judges 2:13–14for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.Numbers 31:1–3And the LORD said to Moses,Numbers 25:15–18And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.Judges 2:11And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.Psalms 106:34–42They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,Leviticus 26:14–46If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,Judges 4:1After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.Judges 10:6And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.1 Samuel 8:8Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.Joshua 23:15But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.Deuteronomy 28:31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.Ezra 5:12But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.Genesis 25:2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.Habakkuk 3:7I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.

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