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OET (OET-RV) In those days, Israel didn’t have a king—each person would do whatever seemed right to them.
OET-LV In_the_days the_those there_[was]_not a_king in/on/at/with_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) everyone the_right in/on/at/with_eyes_his_own he_did.
UHB בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ ‡
(bayyāmim hāhēm ʼēyn melek bəyisrāʼēl ʼiysh hayyāshār bəˊēynāyv yaˊₐseh.◊)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις οὐκ ἦν βασιλεὺς ἐν Ἰσραήλ· ἀνὴρ τὸ εὐθὲς ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐποίει.
(En de tais haʸmerais ekeinais ouk aʸn basileus en Israaʸl; anaʸr to euthes en ofthalmois autou epoiei. )
BrTr And in those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
ULT In those days there was not a king in Israel. Each man would do whatever was right in his eyes.
UST At that time, Israel did not have a king, and everyone did whatever they each decided was okay.
BSB In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.
LSV in those days there is no king in Israel, each does that which is right in his own eyes.
FBV At that time Israel didn't have a king— everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.[fn]
17:6 This is exactly the opposite of the usual phrase “did what was right in the Lord's sight.” Instead of a commendation, this must be seen as the “democratization of wickedness.” The same expression is used in 21:25.
T4T At that time, the Israeli people did not have a king. So Micah and everyone else did whatever they considered to be the right thing to do.
LEB In those days there was no king in Israel, and each one did what was right in his own eyes.
BBE In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him.
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
ASV In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
DRA In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself.
YLT in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth.
Drby In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
RV In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Wbstr In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
KJB-1769 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
KJB-1611 [fn]In those dayes there was no king in Israel, but euery man did that which was right in his owne eyes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)
17:6 Chap.18. 1. and 21. 25.
Bshps In those dayes there was no kyng in Israel, but euery man dyd that which was good in his owne eyes.
(In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was good in his own eyes.)
Gnva In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his owne eyes.
(In those days there was no King in Israel, but every man did that which was good in his own eyes. )
Cvdl At yt tyme was there no kynge in Israel, & euery man dyd the thinge yt was righte in his awne eyes.
(At it time was there no king in Israel, and every man did the thing it was righte in his own eyes.)
Wycl In tho daies was no kyng in Israel, but ech man dide this, that semyde riytful to hym silf.
(In those days was no king in Israel, but each man did this, that seemed rightful to himself.)
Luth Zu der Zeit war kein König in Israel, und ein jeglicher tat, was ihn recht deuchte.
(Zu the/of_the time what/which kein king in Israel, and a jeglicher did, what/which him/it recht deuchte.)
ClVg In diebus illis non erat rex in Israël, sed unusquisque quod sibi rectum videbatur, hoc faciebat.
(In days illis not/no was king in Israel, but unusquisque that sibi rectum videbatur, this faciebat. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
A man
(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those not king in/on/at/with,Israel (a)_man the,right in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own did )
Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “Each person”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
In those days
(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those not king in/on/at/with,Israel (a)_man the,right in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own did )
The author is using the term days to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “at that time”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
the right in his eyes
(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those not king in/on/at/with,Israel (a)_man the,right in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own did )
The author is using the adjective right as a noun to mean what a person considers to be right. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “what was right”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
the right in his eyes
(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those not king in/on/at/with,Israel (a)_man the,right in/on/at/with,eyes,his_own did )
As the General Introduction to Judges discusses, here the author is using the term eyes by association to mean what a person thinks or believes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “what he thought was right”