Judges 5:17 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 5:17

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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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.

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on the Song of Deborah (420)

(Judges 5:17) Gad remained beyond the Jordan. And this is set forth as a reproach because while Reuben remained, Gad remained with him of equal mind. And Dan was free with ships. For seeing that the tribes of Reuben and Gad did not go with their brothers to battle, being terrified by fear, he took flight by being free with ships. Asher dwelt on the seashore and stayed in the ports. Likewise, this is set forth as a reproach because Asher, while dwelling on the seashore, stayed in the ports, choosing instead to flee rather than fight with his brothers.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

The land of Gilead, on the east of Jordan, was divided between Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh, who are both comprehended here. Joppa was in the territory of Dan Jos 19:46, and was in later times the sea-port for Jerusalem. His breaches - Rather havens; i. e. the creeks and bays and river-months by which their coast was broken. Jos 19:29.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
גִּלְעָ֗ד	gil.'Ad	Gilead	H1568 →
בְּעֵ֤בֶר	be.'E.ver	on [the] other side of	H5676 →
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙	hai.yar.Den	the Jordan	H3383 →
שָׁכֵ֔ן	sha.Khen	he dwelt	H7931 →
וְדָ֕ן	ve.Dan	and Dan	H1835 →
לָ֥מָּה	La.mah	<to> why?	H4100 →
יָג֖וּר	ya.Gur	did he sojourn	H1481 →
אֳנִיּ֑וֹת	'o.ni.Yot	ships	H591 →
אָשֵׁ֗ר	'a.Sher	Asher	H836 →
יָשַׁב֙	ya.Shav	he remained	H3427 →
לְח֣וֹף	le.Chof	to [the] coast of	H2348 →
יַמִּ֔ים	ya.Mim	[the] seas	H3220 →
וְעַ֥ל	ve.'Al	and at	H5921 →
מִפְרָצָ֖יו	mif.ra.Tzav	landing places his	H4664 →
יִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃	yish.Kon	he dwelt	H7931 →

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Through
Joshua 13:31
half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants…
leads to
- Joshua 12:4
  And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
- Numbers 32:39–40
  The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
Through
Joshua 13:25
The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:26
  Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
- 2 Samuel 11:1
  In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David…
- Numbers 32:35
  Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
- Deuteronomy 3:11
  (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- Deuteronomy 2:19
  But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the…

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