KJV: Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
YLT: Why hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great are the searchings of heart!
Darby: Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
ASV: Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.
| לָ֣מָּה | Why |
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Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ | did you sit |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם | the sheepfolds |
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Parse: Article, Noun, md Root: מִשְׁפְּתַיִם Sense: fire-places, ash-heaps. |
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| לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ | to hear |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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| שְׁרִק֣וֹת | the pipings for |
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Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: שְׁרוּקָה Sense: piping, whistling, hissing. |
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| ؟ עֲדָרִ֑ים | the flocks |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֵדֶר Sense: flock, herd. |
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| לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת | the divisions |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: פְּלֻגָּה Sense: division. |
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| רְאוּבֵ֔ן | of Reuben |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: רְאוּבֵן Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah. |
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| גְּדוֹלִ֖ים | great |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great. |
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| חִקְרֵי־ | have searchings |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: חֵקֶר Sense: a search, investigation, searching, enquiry, thing to be searched out. |
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| לֵֽב | of heart |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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