Judges

Judges 5:6

⁶In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael,

the highways were deserted

and the travelers took the byways.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.