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Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. (KJV)

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וַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'and it was subdued

Lemma: כָּנַע (ka.na) · Strong's: H3665

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: be humble

Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 9:3, Judges 3:30, Judges 4:23, Judges 11:33, 1 Samuel 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3665; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 1

מִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanMidian

Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Midian

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:16, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 2

לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 3

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 4

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 5

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 6

יָסְפ֖וּya.se.Futhey repeated

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 7

לָשֵׂ֣אתla.Setto lift up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 8

רֹאשָׁ֑םro.Shamhead their

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 9

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.Kotand it was at peace

Lemma: שָׁקַט (sha.qat) · Strong's: H8252

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to quiet

Used 40 times. Also: Joshua 11:23, Joshua 14:15, Judges 3:11, Judges 3:30, Judges 5:31, Judges 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8252; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 10

הָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 11

אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Imforty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 12

שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 13

בִּימֵ֥יbi.Meiin [the] days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 14

גִדְעֽוֹן\׃\ \פgid.'onGideon

Lemma: גִּדְעוֹן (gid.on) · Strong's: H1439

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Gideon

Used 39 times. Also: Judges 6:11, Judges 6:13, Judges 6:19, Judges 6:22, Judges 6:24, Judges 6:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1439; TAHOT Judges 8:28 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In this way Midian	→	מִדְיָן H4080H Midian
was subdued	→	כָּנַע H3665 be humble
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the Israelites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
and did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
raise	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
its head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
again	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
So the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
had rest	→	שָׁקַט H8252 to quiet
for forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
in the days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of Gideon	→	גִּדְעוֹן H1439 Gideon

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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