Judges 17:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In thoseהָהֵ֔ם
(ha·hem,)
1992a: theya prim. pronoun
daysבַּיָּמִ֣ים
(bai·ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
there was noאֵ֥ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
kingמֶ֖לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
in Israel;בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(be·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
every manאִ֛ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
(ya·'a·seh.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֥ר
(hai·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
in his own eyes.בְּעֵינָ֖יו
(be·'ei·nav)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
In those days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
there was no king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
but every man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that which was right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
in his own eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

King James Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.

International Standard Version
Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion.

NET Bible
In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In those days Israel didn't have a king. Everyone did whatever he considered right.

King James 2000 Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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