Judges 6:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 6:4

2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, ^athe caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.

3 So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the ^apeople of the East would come up against them.

4 Then they would encamp against them and ^adestroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor ^bdonkey.

5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were¹ without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it.

6 So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel ^acried out to the Lord.

7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord because of the Midianites,

Verse Comparison: Judges 6:4

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American Standard Version
and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

Amplified® Bible
They would encamp against them and destroy the crops as far as Gaza and leave no nourishment for Israel, and no ox or sheep or donkey.

Contemporary English Version
They rode in on their camels, set up their tents, and then let their livestock eat the crops as far as the town of Gaza. The Midianites stole food, sheep, cattle, and donkeys. Like a swarm of locusts, they could not be counted, and they ruined the land wherever they went.

Darby English Version
they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the land, as far as the neighborhood of Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep or ox or ass.

Good News Bible
They would camp on the land and destroy the crops as far south as the area around Gaza. They would take all the sheep, cattle, and donkeys, and leave nothing for the Israelites to live on.

King James Version
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

New American Standard Bible
So they would camp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel as well as no sheep, ox, or donkey.

New International Version
They camped on the land and ruined the crops all the way to Gaza and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys.

New King James Version
Then they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor donkey.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So they would camp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel as well as no sheep, ox, or donkey.

Revised Standard Version
they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the land, as far as the neighborhood of Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep or ox or ass.

Young's Literal Translation
and encamp against them, and destroy the increase of the land till thine entering Gaza; and they leave no sustenance in Israel, either sheep, or ox, or ass;

New English Translation
They invaded the land¹ and devoured² its crops³ all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat,⁴ and they took away⁵ the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

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