Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, Young's Literal Translation And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him, King James Bible And [so] it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; Hebrew Wheneverאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc would plant their crops, זָרַ֣ע (zā·ra‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify the Midianites, מִדְיָ֧ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled Amalekites, וַֽעֲמָלֵ֛ק (wa·‘ă·mā·lêq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity and other people וּבְנֵי־ (ū·ḇə·nê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of the East קֶ֖דֶם (qe·ḏem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time would come up וְעָלָ֨ה (wə·‘ā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively and invade וְעָל֥וּ (wə·‘ā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively them, עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against |