Judges 3:6
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Judges 3:6 in other translations
| BSB | And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. |
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| WEB | They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. |
| ASV | and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. |
| YLT | and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods; |
| DARBY | and they took their daughters as wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served theirgods. |
| BBE | And they took as wives the daughters of these nations and gave their daughters to their sons, and became servants to their gods. |
| Webster | And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. |
What does Judges 3:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 3:5-7
Jud 3:5-7. By Communion with These the Israelites Commit Idolatry. 5-7. the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites--The two peoples by degrees came to be on habits of intercourse. Reciprocal alliances were formed by marriage till the Israelites, relaxing the austerity of their principles, showed a growing conformity to the manners and worship of their idolatrous neighbors.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 3:1-7
As the Israelites were a type of the church on earth, they were not to be idle and slothful. The Lord was pleased to try them by the remains of the devoted nations they spared. Temptations and trials detect the wickedness of the hearts of sinners; and strengthen he graces of believers in their daily conflict with Satan, sin, and this evil world. They must live in this world, but they are not of it, and are forbidden…
Judges 3:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 3:6
- Exodus 34:16
And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
- Deuteronomy 7:3-4
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
- 1 Kings 11:1-5
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. …
- Ezra 9:11-12
Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
- Nehemiah 13:23-27
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. …
- Ezekiel 16:3
And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
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Context
- Judges 3:5
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
- Judges 3:6
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
- Judges 3:7
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Judges 3:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomaron de sus hijas por mujeres, y dieron sus hijas á los hijos de ellos, y sirvieron á sus dioses. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils prirent leurs filles pour femmes, et donnèrent leurs filles à leurs fils, et servirent leurs dieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sie nahmen sich deren Töchter zu Weibern und gaben ihre Töchter deren Söhnen und dienten ihren Göttern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et duxerunt uxores filias eorum, ipsique filias suas filiis eorum tradiderunt, et servierunt diis eorum. |