KJV King James Version
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 5:17
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
WEB World English Bible
Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.
ASV American Standard Version
Gilead abode beyond the Jordan: And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, And abode by his creeks.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Gilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan—why doth he sojourn in ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.
Surrounding context — Judges 5
14 Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great thoughts of heart.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
18 Zebulun and Naphtali [were] a people [that] jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
19 The kings came [and] fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
גִּלְעָ֗דH1568 · gil.adGileadבְּעֵ֤בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideהַיַּרְדֵּן֙H3383 · yar.denJordanשָׁכֵ֔ןH7931 · sha.khanto dwellוְדָ֕ןH1835 · danDanלָ֥מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?יָג֖וּרH1481 · gurto sojournאֳנִיּ֑וֹתH591 · o.niy.yahfleetאָשֵׁ֗רH836 · a.sherAsherיָשַׁב֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellלְח֣וֹףH2348 · chophcoastיַמִּ֔יםH3220 · yamseaוְעַ֥לH5921 · aluponמִפְרָצָ֖יוH4664 · miph.ratslandingיִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃H7931 · sha.khanto dwell
Cross-references
Joshua 13:25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that [is] before Rabbah;Joshua 19:24-31And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.Joshua 13:31And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, [were pertaining] unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, [even] to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
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