| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 17:6:1 ⧉בַּיָּמִ֣יםbayamimin the days Judges 17:6:2 ⧉הָהֵ֔םhahemthose Judges 17:6:3 ⧉אֵ֥יןenthere is not Judges 17:6:4 ⧉מֶ֖לֶךְmelekha king Judges 17:6:5 ⧉בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbeyisraelin Israel Judges 17:6:6 ⧉אִ֛ישׁisha man Judges 17:6:7 ⧉הַיָּשָׁ֥רhayasharthe right Judges 17:6:8 ⧉בְּעֵינָ֖יוbeenaivin his eyes Judges 17:6:9 ⧉יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃פyaasehe does |
| 6. Formal Translation In those days there was no king in Israel; each man did what was right in his own eyes. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation At that time, Israel had no king, so everyone did what seemed right in his own eyes. |