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Judges 6:2

and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתָּ֥עָזva.Ta.'ozand it prevailedH5810 →
יַד־yad-[the] hand ofH3027 →
מִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanMidianH4080 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
מִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440 →
מִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanMidianH4080 →
עָשֽׂוּ'a.Suthey madeH6213 →
לָהֶ֣ם׀la.Hemfor <the> themselves
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ha.min.ha.rOtthe densH4492 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.Rim[are] in the mountainsH2022 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַמְּעָר֖וֹתha.me.'a.Rotthe cavesH4631 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ha.me.tza.Dotthe strongholdsH4679 →

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Hebrews 11:38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.1 Samuel 13:6Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.1 Samuel 14:11So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.Jeremiah 48:28Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.Deuteronomy 28:47–48Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Job 30:6so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.Jeremiah 41:9Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.Jeremiah 49:8Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him.Joshua 10:16Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.1 Chronicles 10:7When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.1 Samuel 31:7When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.Ezekiel 33:27Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.

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