Judges 5:17
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Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.

Gilead

Joshua 13:25,31 The border of Jaser, and all the cities of Galaad, and half the land of the children of Ammon: as far as Aroer which is over against Rabba: . . .

Asher

Joshua 19:24-31 And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kindreds: . . .

sea shore.

Context
The Song of Deborah and Barak
16Why dwellest thou between two borders, that thou mayst hear the bleatings of the flocks? Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men. 17Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens.18But Zabulon and Nephthali offered their lives to death in the region of Merome.…
Cross References
Joshua 22:9
So the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses returned, and parted from the children of Israel in Silo, which is in Chanaan, to go into Galaad the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

Amos 4:3
And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord.

Lexicon
Gilead
גִּלְעָ֗ד (gil·‘āḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites

remained
שָׁכֵ֔ן (šā·ḵên)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

beyond
בְּעֵ֤בֶר (bə·‘ê·ḇer)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5676: A region across, on the opposite side

the Jordan.
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ (hay·yar·dên)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine

Dan,
וְדָ֕ן (wə·ḏān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1835: Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israel

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

did you linger
יָג֖וּר (yā·ḡūr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility

by the ships?
אֳנִיּ֑וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 591: A ship

Asher
אָשֵׁ֗ר (’ā·šêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 836: Asher -- 'happy one', a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine

stayed
יָשַׁב֙ (yā·šaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

at the coast
לְח֣וֹף (lə·ḥō·wp̄)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2348: Shore, coast

and remained
יִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃ (yiš·kō·wn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

in
וְעַ֥ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his harbors.
מִפְרָצָ֖יו (mip̄·rā·ṣāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4664: A break, a haven


Additional Translations
Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.Gilead stayed beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and stayed in his breaches.

Gilead abode beyond the Jordan: And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, And abode by his creeks.

Galaad is on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents; and why does Dan remain in ships? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts, and he will tabernacle at his ports.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and abode by his creeks.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea-shore, and abode in his breaches.

Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.

Gilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan -- why doth he sojourn in ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.
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