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Judges 5:6

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

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בִּימֵ֞יbimein as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…שַׁמְגַּ֤רshamgarShamgarשַׁמְגַּרnoun, proper name — “Shamgar”H8044Shamgar, an Israelite judgeShamgar.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֲנָת֙anatAnathעֲנָתnoun, proper name — “Anath”H6067Anath, an IsraeliteAnath.בִּימֵ֣יbimein as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…יָעֵ֔לyaelJaelיָעֵלnoun, proper name — “Jael”H3278Jael, a CanaaniteJael.חָדְל֖וּchadelvbe unoccupiedחָדַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be unoccupied”, a completed actionH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.אֳרָח֑וֹתorachotmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “manner”, the ordinary formH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.וְהֹלְכֵ֣יveholekheand 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…נְתִיב֔וֹתnetivotpathנָתִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “path”, the ordinary formH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.יֵלְכ֕וּyelekhvcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…אֳרָח֖וֹתorachotmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “manner”, the ordinary formH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹתaqalqalotcrooked wayעֲקַלְקַלadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “crooked way”, the ordinary formH6128windingby(-way), crooked way.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath — In the days of Jael — The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go [in] crooked ways.

World English Bible

“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.

Darby Translation

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.

Douay-Rheims

In the days of Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ἡμέραις Σαμεγὰρ υἱοῦ Ἀνὰθ, ἐν ἡμέραις Ἰαὴλ, ἐξέλιπον ὁδοὺς, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀτραποὺς, ἐπορεύθησαν ὁδοὺς διεστραμμένας.