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Judges 8:29

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Gideon, the son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Gideon returning to his normal life at home after his military victories and leadership over Israel.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes at the end of Gideon's story as a judge of Israel. After defeating the Midianites and refusing the people's offer to make him king, Gideon returned to his hometown of Ophrah. Jerubbaal was another name for Gideon, given to him when he destroyed his father's altar to Baal.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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