JDG 5:6 Parallel Verse View

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ULT In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath,
⇔ in the days of Jael, main roads were abandoned,
⇔ and walkers of footpaths would walk crooked paths.

UST When Shamgar was our leader and in the days of Jael,
⇔ we were afraid to walk on the main roads;
⇔ instead, caravans of travelers walked on winding, less traveled roads
⇔ to avoid being molested.

BSB ⇔ In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
⇔ in the days of Jael,
⇔ the highways were deserted
⇔ and the travelers took the byways.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB ⇔ “In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
⇔ in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.
⇔ The travelers walked through byways.

WMB (Same as above)

NET In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
⇔ in the days of Jael caravans disappeared;
⇔ travelers had to go on winding side roads.

LSV In the days of Shamgar son of Anath—In the days of Jael—The ways have ceased,
And those going in the paths go [in] crooked ways.

FBV In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, people didn't use the main highways and stayed on winding paths.

T4T ⇔ “When Shamgar was our leader and when Jael ruled us,
⇔ we were afraid to walk on the main roads;
⇔ instead, caravans of travelers walked on winding less traveled roads
⇔ to avoid being molested.

LEB • in the days of Jael, the caravans had ceased, • [fn][fn]

?:? Literally “the ones walking on the paths”

?:? Literally “they went on the crooked roads”

BBE In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were not used, and travellers went by side roads.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways ceased, and the travellers walked through byways.

ASV ⇔ In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
⇔ In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,
⇔ And the travellers walked through byways.

DRA In the days of Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.

YLT In the days of Shamgar son of Anath — In the days of Jael — The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go [in] crooked ways.

DBY In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.

RV In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

WBS In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through by-ways.

KJB-1769 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.[fn][fn]

5.6 travellers: Heb. walkers of paths

5.6 byways: Heb. crooked ways

KJB-1611 [fn][fn][fn][fn]In the dayes of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the dayes of Iael, the high wayes were vnoccupied, and the traueilers walked thorow by-wayes.
(In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Iael, the high ways were unoccupied, and the traueilers walked through by-wayes.)

5:6 Chap.3. 31.

5:6 Chap.4. 18.

5:6 Hebr. walkers of paths.

5:6 Hebr. crooked wayes.

BB In the dayes of Samgar the sonne of Anath, in the dayes of Iael, the hye wayes were vnoccupied, and the trauelers walked thorowe bye wayes.
(In the days of Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Iael, the high ways were unoccupied, and the trauelers walked thorowe bye ways.)

GNV In the dayes of Shamgar the sonne of Anath, in the dayes of Iael the hie wayes were vnoccupied, and the trauelers walked through by wayes.
(In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Iael the high ways were unoccupied, and the trauelers walked through by ways. )

CB In the tyme of Sanger the sonne of Anath: In the tyme of Iael the wayes fayled: and they that shulde haue gone in pathes, walked thorow croked wayes.
(In the time of Sanger the son of Anath: In the time of Iael the ways fayled: and they that should have gone in paths, walked through croked ways.)

WYC In the daies of Sangar, sone of Anach, in the daies of Jahel, paththis restiden, and thei that entriden bi tho yeden bi paththis out of the weie.
(In the days of Sangar, son of Anach, in the days of Yahel, paththis restiden, and they that entered by tho went by paththis out of the way.)

LUT Zu den Zeiten Samgars, des Sohns Anaths, zu den Zeiten Jaels, waren vergangen die Wege; und die da auf Pfaden gehen sollten, die wandelten durch krumme Wege.
(Zu the Zeiten Samgars, the sons Anaths, to the Zeiten Yaels, waren vergangen the Wege; and the there on Pfaden go sollten, the wandelten through krumme Wege.)

CLV In diebus Samgar filii Anath, in diebus Jahel quieverunt semitæ: et qui ingrediebantur per eas, ambulaverunt per calles devios.[fn]
(In days Samgar children Anath, in days Yahel quieverunt semitæ: and who ingrediebantur through eas, ambulaverunt through calles devios. )

5.6 In. Quievisse dicuntur semitæ, quæ in diebus Samgar ducis Isræl præoccupatæ erant ab hostibus et non audebant in domum Domini ad orationem ascendere; a quibus non scribitur Samgar plene liberasse.

5.6 In. Quievisse dicuntur semitæ, which in days Samgar ducis Isræl præoccupatæ they_were away hostibus and not/no audebant in home Master to orationem ascendere; a to_whom not/no scribitur Samgar plene liberasse.

BRN In the days of Samegar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, they deserted the ways, and went in by-ways; they went in crooked paths.

BrLXX Ἐν ἡμέραις Σαμεγὰρ υἱοῦ Ἀνὰθ, ἐν ἡμέραις Ἰαὴλ, ἐξέλιπον ὁδοὺς, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀτραποὺς, ἐπορεύθησαν ὁδοὺς διεστραμμένας.
(En haʸmerais Samegar huiou Anath, en haʸmerais Yaaʸl, exelipon hodous, kai eporeuthaʸsan atrapous, eporeuthaʸsan hodous diestrammenas. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

בִּ⁠ימֵ֞י שַׁמְגַּ֤ר בֶּן־עֲנָת֙ בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י יָעֵ֔ל

in/on/at/with,days Shamgar son_of Anath in/on/at/with,days Jael

The song is speaking of two time periods in order to mean the time in between them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “Between the time when Shamgar son of Anath defeated the Philistines and the time when Jael killed Sisera”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חָדְל֖וּ אֳרָח֑וֹת

ceased caravans

The song is speaking as if the roads in Israel had literally ceased to exist. It means that people stopped using the main roads because it had become too dangerous to travel on them. Jabin’s forces were apparently occupying Israel, and his soldiers would plunder the goods that anyone was transporting. (This means that, in a sense, the roads literally did cease to exist, since they were dirt roads and grass would have grown back over them. One translation option would be to say this and let readers realize the implications.) Alternate translation: “people stopped using the main roads” or “grass grew back over the roads”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הֹלְכֵ֣י נְתִיב֔וֹת יֵלְכ֕וּ אֳרָח֖וֹת עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת

and,ones_travelling_of paths kept paths winding

The song means implicitly that because people needed to stay off the main roads for safety, they took back roads that wound through the countryside. You could indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and travelers had to take roundabout back routes”

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