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Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. (KJV)
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גִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdGilead
Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gilead
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Genesis 37:25, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568G; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 1
בְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.veron [the] other side of
Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5676H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: side: beyond
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Exodus 25:37, Numbers 22:1, Numbers 32:32, Numbers 34:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5676H; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 2
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.Denthe Jordan
Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jordan
Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 3
שָׁכֵ֔ןsha.Khenhe dwelt
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 4
וְדָ֕ןve.Danand Dan
Lemma: דָּן (dan) · Strong's: H1835G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Dan
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Exodus 1:4, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:34, Exodus 38:23, Leviticus 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1835G; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 5
לָ֥מָּהLa.mah<to> why?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 6
יָג֖וּרya.Gurdid he sojourn
Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to sojourn
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1481A; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 7
אֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.Yotships
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 8
אָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherAsher
Lemma: אָשֵׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0836
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asher
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:13, Genesis 35:26, Genesis 46:17, Genesis 49:20, Exodus 1:4, Numbers 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0836; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 9
יָשַׁב֙ya.Shavhe remained
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 10
לְח֣וֹףle.Chofto [the] coast of
Lemma: חוֹף (choph) · Strong's: H2348
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: coast
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 9:1, Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2348; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 11
יַמִּ֔יםya.Mim[the] seas
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 12
וְעַ֥לve.'Aland at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 13
מִפְרָצָ֖יוmif.ra.Tzavlanding places his
Lemma: מִפְרָץ (miph.rats) · Strong's: H4664
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: landing
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4664; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 14
יִשְׁכּֽוֹן\׃yish.Konhe dwelt
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Judges 5:17 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Gilead | → | גִּלְעָד H1568G Gilead |
| remained | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| beyond | → | עֵ֫בֶר H5676H side: beyond |
| the Jordan | → | יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan |
| Dan | → | דָּן H1835G Dan |
| why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| did you linger | → | גּוּר H1481A to sojourn |
| by the ships | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| Asher | → | אָשֵׁר H0836 Asher |
| stayed | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| at the coast | → | חוֹף H2348 coast |
| . . . | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| and remained | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his harbors | → | מִפְרָץ H4664 landing |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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