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Judges 5:6

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6In the days of jShamgar the son of Anath,

In the days of kJael, lthe highways were unoccupied,

And the †travellers walked through †byways.

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Footnotes

  1. jch. 3:31.
  2. kch. 4:17.
  3. lSee Lev. 26:22.
  4. †Heb. walkers of paths.
  5. †Heb. crooked ways. So Ps. 125:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,

in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned,

and travelers kept to the byways.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned;

travelers took to winding paths.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael,

the main roads were deserted

because travelers kept to the side roads.

NLTNew Living Translation

“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

and in the days of Jael,

people avoided the main roads,

and travelers stayed on winding pathways.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael, the caravans had ceased,

the travelers, they kept to the byways.