“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.”
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 — Midian's permanent defeat is marked by 40 years of peace (אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה, arbaim shanah), paralleling the 40-year oppression. This reversal is complete yet fragile, dependent on Gideon's presence.
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