JDG 5:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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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. )

BrTr 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.

ULT In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath,
⇔ in the days of Jael,
⇔ roads ceased,
⇔ and walkers of paths walked crooked roads.

UST After our leader Shamgar son of Anath died
⇔ and before Jael helped us defeat the army of Jabin,
⇔ we Israelites were afraid to walk on the main roads,
⇔ because Jabin’s soldiers would rob us.
⇔ Instead, when our people had to travel,
⇔ they used little roads that wound through the countryside.

BSB In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
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OEB No OEB JDG book available

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

WMBB (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 No LEB JDG book available

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.

Moff No Moff 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.

Drby 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.

SLT In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, In the days of Jael, they left the ways; They went the by-ways; they will go the winding ways.

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

5:6 Hebr. walkers of paths.

5:6 Hebr. crooked wayes.

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva 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 Yael the high ways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through by ways. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available

Wycl No Wycl JDG book available

Luth No Luth JDG book available

ClVg 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/into/on days Yahel quieverunt paths: and who to_enterebantur through them, they_walked 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 are_said paths, which in/into/on days Samgar ducis Israel beforeoccupatæ they_were away hostibus and not/no audebant in/into/on home Master to speech to_ascend; from to_whom not/no scribitur Samgar plene liberasse.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

בִּ⁠ימֵ֞י שַׁמְגַּ֤ר בֶּן־עֲנָת֙ בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י יָעֵ֔ל

in/on/at/with,days_of Shamgar son_of ˊAnāt in/on/at/with,days_of Yāˊēl/(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]

Parallel JDG 5:6