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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לָ֣מָּה יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ בֵּ֚ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ שְׁרִק֣וֹת עֲדָרִ֑ים לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים חִקְרֵי־לֵֽב׃
- לָ֣מָּהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- יָשַׁ֗בְתָּya.Shav.ta“did you sit”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- בֵּ֚יןbein“between”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “among” · Strong's H0996H
- הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yim“the fire-places”Definite article + Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם · “sheepfold” · Strong's H4942
- לִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'“to hear”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- שְׁרִק֣וֹתshe.ri.Kot“[the] whistling of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שְׁרִיקָה · “piping” · Strong's H8292
- עֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.Rim“[the] flocks”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵ֫דֶר · “flock” · Strong's H5739
- לִפְלַגּ֣וֹתlif.la.Got“to [the] divisions of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from פְּלֻגָּה · “division” · Strong's H6391
- רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
- גְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.Lim“[were] great”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- חִקְרֵי־chik.rei-“searchings of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֵ֫קֶר · “search” · Strong's H2714
- 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)