JDG 5:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Gilead settled east of the Yordan.
⇔ But, Dan, why does he stay on ships?
⇔ Asher stayed at the sea coast
⇔ ≈and lives by his jetties.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Γαλαάδ ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου οὗ ἐσκήνωσε· καὶ Δὰν εἰς τί παροικεῖ πλοίοις; Ἀσὴρ ἐκάθισε παραλίαν θαλασσῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ διεξόδοις αὐτοῦ σκηνώσει.
(Galaʼad en tōi peran tou Yordanou hou eskaʸnōse; kai Dan eis ti paroikei ploiois; Asaʸr ekathise paralian thalassōn, kai epi diexodois autou skaʸnōsei. )

BrTr Galaad is on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his [fn]ports.

ULT Gilead settled in the region beyond the Jordan;
⇔ but Dan, why does he sojourn on ships?
⇔ Asher dwelt at the coast of the seas
⇔ and he resides along his harbors.

UST Similarly, the men living in the Gilead area stayed at home, east of the Jordan River.
⇔ And the men from the tribe descended from Dan,
⇔ why did they stay home?
⇔ The tribe descended from Asher sat by the seashore.
⇔ They stayed in their coves.

BSB ⇔ Gilead remained beyond the Jordan.
⇔ Dan, why did you linger by the ships?
⇔ Asher stayed at the coast
⇔ and remained in his harbors.

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WEBBE Gilead lived beyond the Jordan.
⇔ Why did Dan remain in ships?
⇔ Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,
⇔ and lived by his creeks.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Gilead stayed put beyond the Jordan River.
⇔ As for Dan – why did he seek temporary employment in the shipyards?
⇔ Asher remained on the seacoast,
⇔ he stayed by his harbors.

LSV Gilead dwelt beyond the Jordan,
And why does Dan sojourn [in] ships? Asher has abided at the haven of the seas,
And dwells by his creeks.

FBV Gilead remained on the other side of Jordan. Dan stayed with his ships. Asher sat still on the seacoast, not moving from his ports.

T4T Similarly, the men living in the Gilead area stayed at home, east of the Jordan River.
⇔ And the men from the tribe descended from Dan,
⇔ why did they stay home?
⇔ The tribe descended from Asher sat by the seashore.
⇔ They stayed in their coves.

LEB • [fn] beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan dwell as a foreigner with ships? • Asher sat at the coast of the waters, • and by his coves he has been settling down.

5:1 Or “stayed”

BBE Gilead was living over Jordan; and Dan was waiting in his ships; Asher kept in his place by the sea's edge, living by his inlets.

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JPS Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships? Asher dwelt at the shore of the sea, and abideth by its bays.

ASV Gilead abode beyond the Jordan:
⇔ And Dan, why did he remain in ships?
⇔ Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,
⇔ And abode by his creeks.

DRA Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.

YLT Gilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan — why doth he sojourn [in] ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.

Drby Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.

RV Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and abode by his creeks.

Wbstr Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea-shore, and abode in his breaches.

KJB-1769 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.[fn][fn]

5.17 shore: or, port

5.17 breaches: or, creeks

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Gilead abode beyond Iordan: and why did Dan remaine in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

5:17 Or, port.

5:17 Or, creeks.

Bshps Gilead also abode beyonde Iordane: and why doth Dan remayne in shyppes? Aser cotinued on the sea shore, and taried in his decayed places.
(Gilead also abode beyond Yordan: and why doth Dan remain in ships? Aser cotinued on the sea shore, and tarried/waited in his decayed places.)

Gnva Gilead abode beyonde Iorden: and why doeth Dan remayne in shippes? Asher sate on the sea shoare, and taryed in his decayed places.
(Gilead abode beyond Yorden: and why doeth Dan remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea shore, and taryed in his decayed places. )

Cvdl Gilead abode beyonde Iordane, and why dwelt Dan amonge the shippes? Asser sat in the hauen of the see, and taried in his porcions.
(Gilead abode beyond Yordan, and why dwelt Dan among the ships? Asser sat in the hauen of the see, and tarried/waited in his porcions.)

Wycl Gad restide biyendis Jordan, and Dan yaf tent to schippis. Aser dwellide in the `brenke of the see, and dwellide in hauenes.
(Gad restide biyendis Yordan, and Dan gave tent to shippis. Aser dwelled/dwelt in the `brenke of the see, and dwelled/dwelt in hauenes.)

Luth Gilead blieb jenseit des Jordans. Und warum wohnete Dan unter den Schiffen? Asser saß an der Anfurt des Meers und blieb in seinen zerrissenen Flecken.
(Gilead blieb beyond the Yordans. And warum lived Dan under the shipen? Asser sat at the/of_the Anfurt the Meers and blieb in his zerrissenen Flecken.)

ClVg Galaad trans Jordanem quiescebat, et Dan vacabat navibus: Aser habitabat in littore maris, et in portubus morabatur.
(Galaad across Yordan quiescebat, and Dan vacabat navibus: Aser he_lived in littore maris, and in portubus morabatur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

גִּלְעָ֗ד

Gilˊād

The song is using the name Gilead by association to mean the soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, which settled in the region of Gilead on the east side of the Jordan River. Alternate translation: “The soldiers of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh”

Note 2 topic: translate-tense

וְ⁠דָ֕ן לָ֥⁠מָּה יָג֖וּר אֳנִיּ֑וֹת

and,Dan to/for=what linger ships

The song is using the present tense to describe habitual action. During the battle against Sisera, the people of the tribe of Dan continued to do what they usually did. Their territory included the harbor of Joppa, and so they were devoted to the pursuits of fishing and maritime trading. But since the song is referring specifically to what the people of Dan did on a specific occasion, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: “and Dan, why did he sojourn on ships”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וְ⁠דָ֕ן לָ֥⁠מָּה יָג֖וּר אֳנִיּ֑וֹת

and,Dan to/for=what linger ships

The song is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “and Dan should not have sojourned on ships!”

Note 4 topic: translate-tense

אָשֵׁ֗ר יָשַׁב֙ לְ⁠ח֣וֹף יַמִּ֔ים וְ⁠עַ֥ל מִפְרָצָ֖י⁠ו יִשְׁכּֽוֹן

ʼĀshēr sat at,coast seas and,by landings,his settling_down

Here the song is first using the past tense to describe action in the past (abode) and then the present tense to describe habitual action (stays). Like the tribe of Dan, the tribe of Asher was devoted to maritime pursuits, and its men did not leave them to join in the battle against Sisera. In your translation, you could use the past tense in both clauses, or you could indicate that the habitual action was the reason for the past action. Alternate translation: “Asher abode at the coast of the seas, yes, he stayed among his harbors” or “Asher abode at the coast of the seas, for he stays among his harbors”

Parallel JDG 5:17