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In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. (KJV)
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בִּימֵ֞יbi.Meiin [the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 1
שַׁמְגַּ֤רsham.GarShamgar
Lemma: שַׁמְגַּר (sham.gar) · Strong's: H8044
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shamgar
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 3:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8044; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 3
עֲנָת֙'a.NatAnath
Lemma: עֲנָת (a.nat) · Strong's: H6067
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Anath
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 3:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6067; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 4
בִּימֵ֣יbi.Meiin [the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 5
יָעֵ֔לya.'ElJael
Lemma: יָעֵל (ya.el) · Strong's: H3278
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Jael
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 4:17, Judges 4:18, Judges 4:21, Judges 4:22, Judges 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3278; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 6
חָדְל֖וּcha.de.Luthey ceased
Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to cease
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 7
אֳרָח֑וֹת'o.ra.Chotroads
Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: way
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13, Job 13:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 8
וְהֹלְכֵ֣יve.ho.le.Kheiand walkers of
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 9
נְתִיב֔וֹתne.ti.Votpaths
Lemma: נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) · Strong's: H5410B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: path
Used 20 times. Also: Job 19:8, Job 24:13, Job 30:13, Job 38:20, Psalms 119:105, Psalms 142:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5410B; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 10
יֵלְכ֕וּye.le.Khuthey walked
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 11
אֳרָח֖וֹת'o.ra.Chotroads
Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: way
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13, Job 13:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 12
עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת\׃a.kal.ka.Lottwisting
Lemma: עֲקַלְקַל (a.qal.qal) · Strong's: H6128
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: crooked
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 125:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6128; TAHOT Judges 5:6 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of Shamgar | → | שַׁמְגַּר H8044 Shamgar |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Anath | → | עֲנָת H6067 Anath |
| in the days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of Jael | → | יָעֵל H3278 Jael |
| the highways | → | אֹ֫רַח H0734 way |
| were deserted | → | חָדַל H2308 to cease |
| and the travelers | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| . . . | → | נְתִיבָה H5410B path |
| took | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| the byways | → | עֲקַלְקַל H6128 crooked |
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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