Judges 5:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Gilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan--why doth he sojourn <FI>in<Fi> ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 5:17 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 35:25The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- Joshua 13:25The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
- Joshua 13:31half 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 of Machir.
- Joshua 19:24The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
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