Judges 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.”
Judges 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Judges 5:16 — World English Bible
Judges 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart. ”
Judges 5:16 — American Standard Version
Judges 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Why hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great <FI>are<Fi> the searchings of heart!”
Judges 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart! ”
Judges 5:16 — Darby Translation
Judges 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Why abodest thou among the sheepefolds, to heare the bleatings of the flockes? for the diuisions of Reuben were great thoughts of heart.”
Judges 5:16 — Geneva Bible
Judges 5:16 in Context — Judges 5
14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
What Does Judges 5:16 Mean?
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