Judges 5:16

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Judges 5:16, word by word

did you sitיָשַׁבְתָּyashavta

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

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the sheepfoldsמִּשְׁפְּתַיִםmishptayim

sheepfolds; saddlebags

Sheepfolds, or the saddlebags of a pack animal; the exact sense is uncertain.

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to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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to the whistlingשְׁרִקוֹתsherikot

whistling, piping

Whistling; also the sound of a shepherd's pipe.

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for the flocksעֲדָרִיםadarim

herd, flock

Herd, flock, drove.

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In the divisionsפְלַגּוֹתfelagot

division

Division, section: each group into which a tribe is divided.

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of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven

Reuben

Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".

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greatגְּדוֹלִיםgedolim

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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were the searchingsחִקְרֵיchikre

unsearchable

Something so deep that no one can come to know it fully.

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of heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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Translation note

It can be understood that Reuben thought a great deal, but stayed with his flocks and did not go to war.

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