Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIn this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon, Young's Literal Translation And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon. King James Bible Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. Hebrew In this way Midianמִדְיָ֗ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled was subdued וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע (way·yik·kā·na‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3665: To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish before לִפְנֵי֙ (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and did not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no raise לָשֵׂ֣את (lā·śêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take its head רֹאשָׁ֑ם (rō·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head again. יָסְפ֖וּ (yā·sə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3254: To add, augment So the land הָאָ֛רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land had rest וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט (wat·tiš·qōṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed for forty אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty years שָׁנָ֖ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year in the days בִּימֵ֥י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of Gideon, גִדְעֽוֹן׃ (ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel |