Judges 5:16 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 5:16

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

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on the Song of Deborah (420)

(Judges 5:16) Why do you dwell between two boundaries, to hear the hissing of flocks? It is not read in Hebrew, 'between two', but rather 'between your boundaries', namely the boundaries of your neighboring tribes, to hear the hissing of flocks; as if to say: You desire to preserve the flocks with which you abound, and fear losing them, and you take greater pleasure in hearing their hissing than in striving with your brothers to conquer the enemies of Israel. And because you do this, you proudly resist the command of the Lord.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Great searchings - (thoughts, Jdg 5:15) of heart Deborah means to say that at first the Reubenites made magnanimous resolutions to help their brethren against Jabin. But they stayed at home, and let the opportunity slip.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לָ֣מָּה	La.mah	<to> why?	H4100 →
יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ	ya.Shav.ta	did you sit	H3427 →
בֵּ֚ין	bein	between	H996 →
הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם	ha.mish.pe.Ta.yim	the fire-places	H4942 →
לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ	lish.Mo.a'	to hear	H8085 →
שְׁרִק֣וֹת	she.ri.Kot	[the] whistling of	H8292 →
עֲדָרִ֑ים	'a.da.Rim	[the] flocks	H5739 →
לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת	lif.la.Got	to [the] divisions of	H6391 →
רְאוּבֵ֔ן	re.'u.Ven	Reuben	H7205 →
גְּדוֹלִ֖ים	ge.do.Lim	[were] great	H1419 →
חִקְרֵי־	chik.rei-	searchings of	H2714 →
לֵֽב׃	Lev	heart	H3820 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Philippians 2:21
For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:24
  No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
  as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
- Philippians 2:4
  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- Matthew 16:24
  Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5
  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
Through
Judges 5:15
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
leads to
- Judges 4:14
  Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor…
- 1 Chronicles 12:32
  From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
Through
Numbers 32:24
Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
leads to
- Numbers 32:16
  Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Judges

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Judges