³And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the ^bMidianites came up, and ^dthe Amalekites, ^eand the children of the east, even they came up against them;

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b Gen. 25:2. & 37:28. Ex. 2:15, 16. & 18:1. Num. 22:4, 7. & 25:15, 17, 18. & 31:2, 3, 7, 8, 9. ch. 7:1, 2, &c. & 8:1, &c. 1 Kin. 11:18. Ps. 83:9. Isai. 9:4. & 10:26. & 60:6. Hab. 3:7.
dSee ch. 3:13.
e Gen. 29:1. ver. 33. ch. 7:12. & 8:10. 1 Kin. 4:30. Job 1:3. So Gen. 25:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east came and attacked them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And whenever Israel sowed seed, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up against them.