Judges 5:17
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.”
יָם
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
גּוּר
did he sojourn
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גּוּר
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
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שָׁכַן
he dwelt
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שָׁכַן
Dwell, settle, tabernacle. Shakan. To settle and make a home. God desires to dwell among His people. He still seeks hearts to dwell in today.
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יָשַׁב
he remained
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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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גִּלְעָד
Gilead
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גִּלְעָד
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
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מִפְרָץ
landing places/ his
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מִפְרָץ
a break (in the shore), i.e. a haven
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