King James Version

Judges 5:10

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

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רֹכְבֵי֩rokheveon backרָכַבverb, qal, participle, construct — “on back”, a verb used as a describing wordH7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatchbring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.אֲתֹנ֨וֹתatonotassאָתוֹןnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “ass”, the ordinary formH860a female donkey (from its docility)(she) ass.צְחֹר֜וֹתtsechorotwhiteצָחֹרadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “white”, the ordinary formH6715whitewhite.יֹשְׁבֵ֧יyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִדִּ֛יןmidinmeasureמַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “measure”, the ordinary formH4055properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpetarmour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature.וְהֹלְכֵ֥יveholekheand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דֶּ֖רֶךְderekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).שִֽׂיחוּsichvcommuneשִׂיחַverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “commune”, a commandH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Tell of it , ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.

Young’s Literal Translation

Riders on white asses — Sitters on a long robe — And walkers by the way — meditate!

World English Bible

“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.

Darby Translation

Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.

Douay-Rheims

Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgment-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; declare

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιβεβηκότες ἐπὶ ὄνου θηλείας μεσημβρίας, καθήμενοι ἐπὶ κριτηρίου, καὶ πορευόμενοι ἐπὶ ὁδοὺς συνέδρων ἐφʼ ὁδῷ,