Judges 12:9
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Judges 12:9 in other translations
| BSB | He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years. |
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| WEB | He had thirty sons. He sent his thirty daughters outside his clan, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside his clan for his sons. He judged Israel seven years. |
| ASV | And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
| YLT | and he hath thirty sons and thirty daughters, he hath sent without and thirty daughters hath brought in to his sons from without; and he judgeth Israel seven years. |
| DARBY | And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent out of the house, and thirty daughters he took in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. |
| BBE | He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years. |
| Webster | And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons: and he judged Israel seven years. |
What does Judges 12:9 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 12:8-15
We have here a short account of three more of the judges of Israel. The happiest life of individuals, and the happiest state of society, is that which affords the fewest remarkable events. To live in credit and quiet, to be peacefully useful to those around us, to possess a clear conscience; but, above all, and without which nothing can avail, to enjoy communion with God our Saviour while we live, and to die at…
Judges 12:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 12:9
- Judges 10:4
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
- Judges 12:14
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
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Context
- Judges 12:8
And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel.
- Judges 12:9
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
- Judges 12:10
Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth–lehem.
Judges 12:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El cual tuvo treinta hijos y treinta hijas, las cuales casó fuera, y tomó de fuera treinta hijas para sus hijos: y juzgó á Israel siete años. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il eut 30 fils, et 30 filles qu’il envoya au-dehors, et il fit venir du dehors 30 filles pour ses fils. Et il jugea Israël sept ans. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er hatte dreißig Söhne; und dreißig Töchter entließ er aus dem Hause, und dreißig Töchter brachte er von außen für seine Söhne herein. Und er richtete Israel sieben Jahre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui habuit triginta filios, et totidem filias, quas emittens foras, maritis dedit, et ejusdem numeri filiis suis accepit uxores, introducens in domum suam. Qui septem annis judicavit Israël: |