3And 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;


In Context

1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

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 you come to 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.

Judges 6:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:3Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And [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;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations came up:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3For whenever the Israelites put in seed the Mid'ianites and the Amal'ekites and the people of the East would come up and attack them;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3And 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;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,