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Judges 5:6

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6“In the days of aShamgar the son of Anath,

In the days of bJael, the highways 1were deserted,

And travelers 2went by 3roundabout ways.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit had ceased
  2. 2Lit walked
  3. 3Lit twisted

Cross references

  1. aJudg 3:31
  2. bJudg 4:17

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,

In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,

And the travellers walked through byways.