Judges 5:17

What does Judges 5:17 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 5:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Gilead was living over Jordan; and Dan was waiting in his ships; Asher kept in his place by the sea's edge, living by his inlets.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Gilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan--why doth he sojourn <FI>in<Fi> ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.

Context

v.16Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.

v.17This passage

v.18Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 13:25

    And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;

  • Joshua 13:31

    and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.

  • Joshua 19:24

    And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

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