Judges 5:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.”
חֵקֶר
Depth, searching. Cheqer. His greatness is unsearchable. There is always more of God to discover. You will never reach the bottom of His wisdom love or power.
יָשַׁב
did you sit
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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גָּדוֹל
were great
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גָּדוֹל
Great, large, elder. Gadol. God is gadol and greatly to be praised. His greatness is beyond all measure and beyond all comparison.
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לֵב
heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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שְׁרוּקָה
the whistling of
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שְׁרוּקָה
a whistling (in scorn); by analogy, a piping
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עֵדֶר
the flocks
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עֵדֶר
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
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רְאוּבֵן
Reuben
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רְאוּבֵן
Reuben, a son of Jacob
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