Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleGilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors. Young's Literal Translation Gilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan—why doth he sojourn [in] ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle. King James Bible Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. Hebrew Gileadגִּלְעָ֗ד (gil·‘āḏ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites remained שָׁכֵ֔ן (šā·ḵên) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell beyond בְּעֵ֤בֶר (bə·‘ê·ḇer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side the Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine Dan, וְדָ֕ן (wə·ḏān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1835: Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israel why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what did you linger יָג֖וּר (yā·ḡūr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility by the ships? אֳנִיּ֑וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 591: A ship Asher אָשֵׁ֗ר (’ā·šêr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 836: Asher -- 'happy one', a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine stayed יָשַׁב֙ (yā·šaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry at the coast לְח֣וֹף (lə·ḥō·wp̄) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2348: Shore, coast and remained יִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃ (yiš·kō·wn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in וְעַ֥ל (wə·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his harbors. מִפְרָצָ֖יו (mip̄·rā·ṣāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4664: A break, a haven |
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