Judges 17:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

Transliteration

In bayyāmîm hāhēm ʾên meleḵ in yiśrāʾēl ʾîš hayyāšār in bĕʿênāyw yaʿăśeh.

Grammar Details

• *bayyāmîm*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the days
• *hāhēm*: demonstrative masculine plural adjective - those
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there was not
• *meleḵ*: masculine singular noun - king
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man/each person
• *hayyāšār*: definite article + masculine singular adjective - the right/straight
• *bĕʿênāyw*: preposition + feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his eyes
• *yaʿăśeh*: 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect of *ʿāśâ* - he would do

Word Meanings

• *ʾên*: there was not/no/without
• *hayyāšār bĕʿênāyw*: idiom - what was right in his own eyes/what seemed right to him

Referenced Verses

• Judg 18:1 : 1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
• Judg 19:1 : 1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
• Judg 21:25 : 25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
• Deut 12:8 : 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
• Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
• Prov 16:2 : 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
• Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
• Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
• Deut 33:5 : 5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
• Judg 21:3 : 3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
• Ps 12:4 : 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
• Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
• Gen 36:31 : 31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.