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Gileadגִּלְעָדdweltשָׁכֵןbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan;הַיַּרְדֵּןand Dan,וְדָןwhyלָמָּהdid he reside as an alienיָגוּרby the ships?אֳנִיּוֹתAsherאָשֵׁרsatיָשַׁבat the shoreלְחוֹףof the seas,יַמִּיםand byוְעַלhis inletsמִפְרָצָיוhe dwelt.יִשְׁכּוֹן
Judges 5:17
Study it in the app“Gilead dwelt beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he reside as an alien by the ships? Asher sat at the shore of the seas, and by his inlets he dwelt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:17, word by word
- Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- dweltשָׁכֵןshachen
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shachen” appears- beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- and Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- did he reside as an alienיָגוּרyagur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yagur” appears- by the shipsאֳנִיּוֹתoniyot
ship
Ship.
Where else “oniyot” appears- Asherאָשֵׁרasher
Asher
Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".
Where else “asher” appears- satיָשַׁבyashav
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yashav” appears- at the shoreחוֹףchof
shore, coast
Shore, coast, seashore.
Where else “chof” appears- of the seasיַמִּיםyamim
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yamim” appears- his inletsמִפְרָצָיmifratsay
landing place, cove
Cove: an inlet of the sea on the coast, where ships can shelter. It appears only here.
Where else “mifratsay” appears
Places in this verse
1Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
2Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
3Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
16Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, to listen to the whistling for the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben great were the searchings of heart.
17 · This verse (above)
18Zebulun is a people that exposed its life to death, and Naphtali, on the heights of the field.