Judges

Judges 5:6–7

⁶In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael,

the highways were deserted

and the travelers took the byways.

⁷Life in the villages ceased;

it ended in Israel,

until I, Deborah, arose,

a mother in Israel.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the days	בִּימֵ֞י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Shamgar	שַׁמְגַּ֤ר	šam·gar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8044 Shamgar
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Anath	עֲנָת֙	‘ă·nāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6067 Anath
in the days	בִּימֵ֣י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Jael	יָעֵ֔ל	yā·‘êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3278 Jael
the highways	אֳרָח֑וֹת	’o·rā·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H734 way, path
were deserted	חָדְל֖וּ	ḥā·ḏə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2308 cease
and the travelers	וְהֹלְכֵ֣י	wə·hō·lə·ḵê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1980 go, come, walk
took	יֵלְכ֕וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
the byways	עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת׃	‘ă·qal·qal·lō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H6128 crooked

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Life in the villages	פְרָז֛וֹן	p̄ə·rā·zō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H6520 magistracy, leadership
ceased	חָדְל֧וּ	ḥā·ḏə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2308 cease
it ended	חָדֵ֑לּוּ	ḥā·ḏêl·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2308 cease
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
until	עַ֤ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I	דְּבוֹרָ֔ה	də·ḇō·w·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1683 Deborah
Deborah	דְּבוֹרָ֔ה	də·ḇō·w·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1683 Deborah
arose	שַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙	šaq·qam·tî	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
a mother	אֵ֖ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Judges 5:6 Judges 3:31 · Isaiah 33:8 · Leviticus 26:22 · Lamentations 1:4

Judges 5:7 Isaiah 49:23 · 2 Samuel 20:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.