Parallel JDG 5:16

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BSB Why did you sit among the sheepfolds
⇔ to hear the whistling for the flocks?
 ⇔ In the clans of Reuben
⇔ there was great indecision.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB Why did you sit among the sheepfolds?
⇔ To hear the whistling for the flocks?
 ⇔ At the watercourses of Reuben,
⇔ there were great searchings of heart.

NET Why do you remain among the sheepfolds,
 ⇔ listening to the shepherds playing their pipes for their flocks?
 ⇔ As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

LSV Why have you abided between the boundaries,
To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben,
The searchings of heart [are] great!

FBV Why did you stay at home in the sheepfolds, listening to shepherds whistling for their flocks? The tribe of Reuben really couldn't decide what to do.

T4T Why did you men stay at your sheep pens,
⇔ waiting to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks of sheep to come to the pens?
⇔ Men in the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide
⇔ whether they would join us to fight our enemies, or not.

LEB  •  to hear the calling sounds of the herds? •  For the clans of Reuben, •  there were great searchings of the heart.

BBE Why did you keep quiet among the sheep, hearing nothing but the watchers piping to the flocks?

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

ASV Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds,
 ⇔ To hear the pipings for the flocks?
 ⇔ At the watercourses of Reuben
 ⇔ There were great searchings of heart.

DRA Why dwellest thou between two borders, that thou mayest hear the bleatings of the flocks? Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men.

YLT Why hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the searchings of heart!

DBY Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!

RV Why satest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

WBS Why abodest thou among the sheep-folds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

KJB Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.[fn]
  (Why abodest thou/you among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.)

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BB Why abodest thou among the sheepe foldes, to heare the bleatinges of the flockes? for the diuisions of Ruben, were great thoughtes of heart.
  (Why abodest thou/you among the sheep foldes, to hear the bleatinges of the flockes? for the diuisions of Ruben, were great thoughts of heart.)

GNV Why abodest thou among the sheepefolds, to heare the bleatings of the flockes? for the diuisions of Reuben were great thoughts of heart.
  (Why abodest thou/you among the sheepefolds, to hear the bleatings of the flockes? for the diuisions of Reuben were great thoughts of heart. )

CB Why abodest thou betwixte the borders, whan thou herdest the noyse of the flockes? because Ruben stode hye in his awne cosayte, and separated him selfe from vs.
  (Why abodest thou/you betwixte the borders, when thou/you heardst the noise of the flockes? because Ruben stood high in his own cosayte, and separated himself from us.)

WYC Whi dwellist thou bitwixe `tweyne endis, that thou here the hissyngis of flockis? While Ruben was departid ayens hym silf, the strijf of greet hertid men was foundun.
  (Whi dwellist thou/you between `tweyne endis, that thou/you here the hissyngis of flocks? While Ruben was departed against himself, the strife of great hertid men was foundun.)

LUT Warum bleibest du zwischen den Hürden, zu hören das Blöken der Herde, und hältst groß von dir und sonderst dich von uns?
  (Warum bleibest you zwischen the Hürden, to listenn the Blöken the Herde, and hältst large from you and sonderst you/yourself from uns?)

CLV Quare habitas inter duos terminos, ut audias sibilos gregum? diviso contra se Ruben, magnanimorum reperta est contentio.
  (Quare habitas between duos terminos, as audias sibilos gregum? diviso contra se Ruben, magnanimorum reperta it_is contentio. )

BRN Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben? there were great searchings of heart.

BrLXX Εἰς τί ἐκάθισαν ἀναμέσον τῆς διγομίας τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι συρισμοῦ ἀγελῶν εἰς διαιρέσεις Ῥουβήν; μεγάλοι ἐξετασμοὶ καρδίας.
  (Eis ti ekathisan anameson taʸs digomias tou akousai surismou agelōn eis diaireseis Ɽoubaʸn? megaloi exetasmoi kardias. )