Judges 5:16

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
Judges 5:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לָ֣מָּה יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ בֵּ֚ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ שְׁרִק֣וֹת עֲדָרִ֑ים לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים חִקְרֵי־לֵֽב׃

  1. לָ֣מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. יָשַׁ֗בְתָּya.Shav.ta“did you sit”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  3. בֵּ֚יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “among” · Strong's H0996H
  4. הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yim“the fire-places”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם · “sheepfold” · Strong's H4942
  5. לִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'“to hear”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  6. שְׁרִק֣וֹתshe.ri.Kot“[the] whistling of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שְׁרִיקָה · “piping” · Strong's H8292
  7. עֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.Rim“[the] flocks”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
  8. לִפְלַגּ֣וֹתlif.la.Got“to [the] divisions of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from פְּלֻגָּה · “division” · Strong's H6391
  9. רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
  10. גְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.Lim“[were] great”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  11. חִקְרֵי־chik.rei-“searchings of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֵ֫קֶר · “search” · Strong's H2714
  12. לֵֽב׃Lev“heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)