KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And they encamped” | וַיַּֽחֲנ֣וּ | Properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; generally to encamp (for abode or siege) | encamped |
| “against” | עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | against |
| “them, and destroyed” | וַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙ | To decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) | destroyed |
| “the increase” | יְב֣וּל | Produce, i.e., a crop or (figuratively) wealth | increase |
| “of the earth,” | הָאָ֔רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “till” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | till |
| “thou come” | בּֽוֹאֲךָ֖ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “unto Gaza,” | עַזָּ֑ה | Azzah, a place in Palestine | Gaza |
| “and left” | יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ | Properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant | left |
| “no” | וְלֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | no |
| “sustenance” | מִֽחְיָה֙ | Preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e., the quick | sustenance |
| “for Israel,” | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “neither sheep,” | וְשֶׂ֥ה | A member of a flock, i.e., a sheep or goat | neither sheep |
| “nor ox,” | וָשׁ֖וֹר | A bullock (as a traveller) | ox |
| “nor ass.” | וַֽחֲמֽוֹר׃ | A male ass (from its dun red) | ass |
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2 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.
3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
4 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.
5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.
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