Judges 8:30 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 8:30

Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

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ASV

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

KJV

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן	u.le.gid.'on	and to Gideon	H1439 →
הָיוּ֙	ha.Yu	they belonged	H1961 →
שִׁבְעִ֣ים	shiv.'Im	seventy	H7657 →
בָּנִ֔ים	ba.Nim	sons	H1121 →
יֹצְאֵ֖י	yo.tze.'Ei	[who] came out of	H3318 →
יְרֵכ֑וֹ	ye.re.Kho	thigh his	H3409 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
נָשִׁ֥ים	na.Shim	wives	H802 →
רַבּ֖וֹת	ra.Bot	many	H7227 →
הָ֥יוּ	Ha.yu	they belonged	H1961 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	to <the> him

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 17:17
He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
leads to
- Nehemiah 13:26
  Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all…
- Matthew 19:5
  and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
- Proverbs 30:8–9
  Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- Genesis 2:24
  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
- Psalms 62:10
  Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
Through
Judges 9:5
He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
leads to
- 2 Kings 11:1–2
  When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
- Judges 6:24
  So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Through
Judges 9:2
“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh…
leads to
- Genesis 29:14
  Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,