Judges 3:6

Verse

And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

American Standard Version (1901)

and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

And they took as wives the daughters of these nations and gave their daughters to their sons, and became servants to their gods.

Free Bible Version

The Israelites intermarried with them, marrying their daughters, giving their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they tooke their daughters to bee their wiues, and gaue their daughters to their sonnes, and serued their gods.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Translation for Translators

Moses had told the people not to associate with any of those people. But the Israelis took daughters of people from those people-groups to be their own wives, and gave their own daughters to men of those groups, to marry them. And as a result they started to worship the gods of those people-groups.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

Noah Webster Bible

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

World English Bible

They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

Young's Literal Translation

and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods;

Context

Nations Left to Test Israel

⁵Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.⁶And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Sermons

What Happened?

K.P. Yohannan

Summary

This verse highlights the repeated cycle of disobedience and consequences seen throughout the book of Judges. The Israelites intermarried with the Canaanites, which led them to worshiping their gods and turning away from the Lord. As a result, God allowed their enemies to oppress them for their disobedience. This verse serves as a reminder of the importance of remaining faithful to God and the consequences of straying from His commands.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons,.... The Israelites intermarried with the inhabitants of the land, contrary to the express command of God, Deu 7:3; whereby they confounded their families, debased their blood, and were ensnared into idolatry, as follows: perhaps to these unlawful marriages, in their first settlement in the land of Canaan, reference is had in Eze 16:3, "thy father was an Amorite and thy mother an Hittite"; an Amorite marrying a daughter of Israel, and an Israelitish man an Hittite woman: and served their gods; this was the natural consequence of their intermarriages, which the Lord foresaw, and therefore cautioned them against them, Exo 34:15.

Judges 3:6

Nations Left to Test Israel

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

American Standard Version (1901)

and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

Bible in Basic English

And they took as wives the daughters of these nations and gave their daughters to their sons, and became servants to their gods.

Free Bible Version

The Israelites intermarried with them, marrying their daughters, giving their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they tooke their daughters to bee their wiues, and gaue their daughters to their sonnes, and serued their gods.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

Noah Webster Bible

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

World English Bible

They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

Young's Literal Translation

and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods;