Judges 3:11

The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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WEBBE

The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

BSB

So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

KJV

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

ASV

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

BBE

Then for forty years the land had peace, till the death of Othniel, the son of Kenaz.

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וַתִּשְׁקֹט va·tish·kot and it was at peace H8252 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 אַרְבָּעִים 'ar·ba·'im forty H705 שָׁנָה sha·nah year[s] H8141 וַיָּמָת vai·ya·mot and he died H4191 עָתְנִיאֵל 'a·te·ni·'el Othniel H6274 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 קְנַז פ ke·naz Kenaz H7073

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–11

The first judge was Othniel: even in Joshua's time Othniel began to be famous. Soon after Israel's settlement in Canaan their purity began to be corrupted, and their peace disturbed. But affliction makes those cry to God who before would scarcely speak to him. God returned in mercy to them for their deliverance. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Othniel. The Spirit of wisdom and courage to qualify him for the service, and the Spirit of power to excite him to it. He first judged Israel, reproved and reformed them, and then went to war. Let sin at home be conquered, that worst of enemies, then enemies abroad will be more easily dealt with. Thus let Christ be our Judge and Lawgiver, then he will save us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.