| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | "Why | לָ֣מָּה | lam·mah | 4100 | what? how? anything | a prim. interrogative and indefinite particle |
| did you sit | יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ | ya·shav·ta | 3427 | to sit, remain, dwell | a prim. root |
| among | בֵּ֚ין | bein | 996 | an interval, space between | from bin |
| the sheepfolds, | הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם | ham·mish·pe·ta·yim, | 4942 | perhaps fireplaces, ash heaps | perhaps from the same as shaphath |
| To hear | לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ | lish·mo·a' | 8085 | to hear | a prim. root |
| the piping | שְׁרִקֹ֣ות | she·ri·ko·vt | 8292 | hissing, whistling, piping | from sharaq |
| for the flocks? | עֲדָרִ֑ים | a·da·rim; | 5739 | a flock, herd | from adar |
| Among the divisions | | | 6390 | a stream, division | from palag |
| of Reuben | רְאוּבֵ֔ן | re·'u·ven, | 7205 | "behold a son!" oldest son of Jacob, also his desc. | from raah and ben |
| [There were] great | גְּדֹולִ֖ים | ge·do·v·lim | 1419 | great | from gadal |
| searchings | חִקְרֵי־ | chik·rei- | 2714 | a searching, a thing (to be) searched out | from chaqar |
| of heart. | לֵֽב׃ | lev. | 3820 | inner man, mind, will, heart | from the same as lebab |
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KJV Lexicon
Why abodest
yashab (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
thou among
beyn (bane)
a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or -- among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
the sheepfolds
mishpath (mish-pawth')
a stall for cattle (only dual) -- burden, sheepfold.
to hear
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the bleatings
shruwqah (sher-oo-kaw')
a whistling (in scorn); by analogy, a piping -- bleating, hissing.
of the flocks
`eder (ay'-der)
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd.
For the divisions
plaggah (pel-ag-gaw')
a runlet, i.e. gully -- division, river.
of Reuben
R'uwben (reh-oo-bane')
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob -- Reuben.
there were great
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
searchings
cheqer (khay'-ker)
examination, enumeration, deliberation -- finding out, number, (un-)search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
of heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect |
New American Standard (©1995)
"Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the piping for the flocks? Among the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.King James Bible
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. American King James Version
Why stayed you among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. American Standard Version
Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart. Darby Bible Translation
Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. English Revised Version
Why satest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. Webster's Bible Translation
Why abodest thou among the sheep-folds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. World English Bible
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart. Young's Literal Translation
Why hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great are the searchings of heart! Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
quare habitas inter duos terminos ut audias sibilos gregum diviso contra se Ruben magnanimorum repperta contentio est
Abode Abodest Bleatings Boundaries Campfires Clans Districts Divisions Flocks Hast Hearing Heart Herds Lowings Nothing Piping Pipings Quiet Reuben Sattest Searching Searchings Sheep Sheepfolds Sheep-folds Sit Tarry Watchers Watercourses Whistling
Abode Boundaries Campfires Clans Districts Divisions Hear Hearing Heart Piping Quiet Reuben Sattest Searching Sheep Sheepfolds Sheep-Folds Sit Tarry Watercourses Whistling
Abode Boundaries Campfires Clans Districts Divisions Hear Hearing Heart Piping Quiet Reuben Sattest Searching Sheep Sheepfolds Sheep-Folds Sit Tarry Watercourses WhistlingJudges 5:16 Multilingual Bible Juges 5:16 French Jueces 5:16 Biblia Paralela 士 師 記 5:16 Chinese Bible |
