Judges 6:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For it was whenאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
had sown,זָרַ֣ע
(za·ra)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
that the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ן
(mid·yan)
4080: a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. and the region where they settled from the same as madon
would comeוְעָלָ֨ה
(ve·'a·lah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up with the Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛ק
(va·'a·ma·lek)
6002: a desc. of Esau, also his posterityfrom amal
and the sonsוּבְנֵי־
(u·ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of the eastקֶ֖דֶם
(ke·dem)
6924a: front, east, formerlyfrom an unused word
and goוְעָל֥וּ
(ve·'a·lu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
againstעָלָֽיו׃
(a·lav.)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
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KJV Lexicon
And so it was when Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
had sown
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
that the Midianites
Midyan  (mid-yawn')
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants -- Midian, Midianite.
came up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
and the Amalekites
`Amaleq  (am-aw-lake')
Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country -- Amalek.
and the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of the east
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
even they came up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
against them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For it was when Israel had sown, that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the sons of the east and go against them.

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the Qedemites came and attacked them.

International Standard Version
Whenever the Israelis sowed their crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east would come up and invade them.

NET Bible
Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops.

King James 2000 Bible
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;
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