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Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

Judges 12:14

In 11 translations

BSB
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
KJV
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.nephews: Heb. sons’ sons
WEB
He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.
ASV
And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
LSV
and he has forty sons, and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy donkey-colts, and he judges Israel [for] eight years.
YLT
and he hath forty sons, and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy ass-colts, and he judgeth Israel eight years.
DBY
And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts. And he judged Israel eight years.
DRC
And he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted upon seventy ass colts, and he judged Israel eight years:
GNV
And he had fourty sonnes and thirtie nephewes that rode on seuentie assecoltes: and he iudged Israel eight yeeres.
JPS
And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts; and he judged Israel eight years.
LXXE
And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, that rode upon seventy colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִי־ל֞וֹ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים רֹכְבִ֖ים עַל־שִׁבְעִ֣ים עֲיָרִ֑ם וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ τεσσαράκοντα υἱοὶ, καὶ τριάκοντα υἱῶν υἱοὶ ἐπιβαίνοντες ἐπὶ ἑβδομήκοντα πώλους· καὶ ἔκρινε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ὀκτὼ ἔτη.

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◆ Judgeship of Abdon

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Judges 5:10You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
  • Judges 10:4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.

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