3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 6:3:1 ⧉וְהָיָ֖הvehayaand it happened Judges 6:3:2 ⧉אִם־זָרַ֣עimzaraif he sowed Judges 6:3:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisreaelIsrael Judges 6:3:4 ⧉וְעָלָ֨הvealaand went up Judges 6:3:5 ⧉מִדְיָ֧ןmidyanMidian Judges 6:3:6 ⧉וֽ͏ַעֲמָלֵ֛קvaamalekand Amalek Judges 6:3:7 ⧉וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶםuvenekedemand sons of the east Judges 6:3:8 ⧉וְעָל֥וּvealuand they went up Judges 6:3:9 ⧉עָלָֽיו׃alavagainst him |
3. Formal Translation Whenever Israel sowed, Midian, Amalek, and the sons of the east ascended against them. |
3. Dynamic Translation Whenever the Israelites planted their fields, the Midianites would invade, along with the Amalekites and the eastern peoples, and attack them. |