Judges 5:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.

Young's Literal Translation
Why hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the searchings of heart!

King James Bible
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great searchings of heart.

Hebrew
Why
לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

did you sit
יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ (yā·šaḇ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

among
בֵּ֚ין (bên)
Preposition
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

the sheepfolds
הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם (ham·miš·pə·ṯa·yim)
Article | Noun - md
Strong's 4942: Perhaps fireplaces, ash heaps

to hear
לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the whistling
שְׁרִק֣וֹת (šə·ri·qō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 8292: Hissing, whistling, piping

for the flocks?
עֲדָרִ֑ים (‘ă·ḏā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster

In the clans
לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת (lip̄·lag·gō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 6391: A division

of Reuben
רְאוּבֵ֔ן (rə·’ū·ḇên)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7205: Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc

was great
גְּדוֹלִ֖ים (gə·ḏō·w·lîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

indecision.
חִקְרֵי־ (ḥiq·rê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2714: A searching, a thing (to be) searched out

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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