Judges 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 5:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָ֣מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בֵּ֚ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם
mishpâth
H4942
ash
לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
שְׁרִק֣וֹת
shᵉrûwqâh
H8292
piping
עֲדָרִ֑ים
ʻêder
H5739
flock
לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת
pᵉluggâh
H6391
division
רְאוּבֵ֔ן
Rᵉʼûwbên
H7205
Reuben
גְּדוֹלִ֖ים
gâdôwl
H1419
great
חִקְרֵי
chêqer
H2714
search
לֵֽב
lêb
H3820
heart
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why sat you among the sheepfolds, To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.
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King James Version Public Domain
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the piping for the flocks? As for the divisions of Reuben, great the searchings of the heart.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).