Judges

Judges 5:15–16

¹⁵The princes of Issachar were with Deborah,

and Issachar was with Barak,

rushing into the valley at his heels.

In the clans of Reuben

there was great indecision.^c

¹⁶Why did you sit among the sheepfolds

to hear the whistling for the flocks?

In the clans of Reuben

there was great indecision.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The princes	וְשָׂרַ֤י	wə·śā·ray	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Issachar	בְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙	bə·yiś·śā·š·ḵār	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3485 Issachar
were with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Deborah	דְּבֹרָ֔ה	də·ḇō·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1683 Deborah
and Issachar	וְיִשָּׂשכָר֙	wə·yiś·śā·š·ḵār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3485 Issachar
was with Barak	בָּרָ֔ק	bā·rāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1301 Barak
rushing	שֻׁלַּ֣ח	šul·laḥ	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
into the valley	בָּעֵ֖מֶק	bā·‘ê·meq	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6010 vale
at his heels	בְּרַגְלָ֑יו	bə·raḡ·lāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
In the clans	בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת	bip̄·lag·gō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6391 division
of Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֔ן	rə·’ū·ḇên	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7205 Reuben
there was great	גְּדֹלִ֖ים	gə·ḏō·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great
indecision	חִקְקֵי־	ḥiq·qê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2711 enactment, resolution

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did you sit	יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ	yā·šaḇ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among	בֵּ֚ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the sheepfolds	הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם	ham·miš·pə·ṯa·yim	Article; Noun - md	H4942 stall
to hear	לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the whistling	שְׁרִק֣וֹת	šə·ri·qō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8292 hissing
for the flocks	עֲדָרִ֑ים	‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd
In the clans	לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת	lip̄·lag·gō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6391 division
of Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֔ן	rə·’ū·ḇên	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7205 Reuben
there was great	גְּדוֹלִ֖ים	gə·ḏō·w·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1419 great
indecision	חִקְרֵי־	ḥiq·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out

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Judges 5:15 Judges 4:14

Judges 5:16 Numbers 32:24 · Numbers 32:1–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.