| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:25:1 ⧉בַּיָּמִ֣יםbayamimin the days Judges 21:25:2 ⧉הָהֵ֔םhahemthose Judges 21:25:3 ⧉אֵ֥יןenthere is not Judges 21:25:4 ⧉מֶ֖לֶךְmelekha king Judges 21:25:5 ⧉בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbeyisraelin Israel Judges 21:25:6 ⧉אִ֛ישׁisha man Judges 21:25:7 ⧉הַיָּשָׁ֥רhayasharthe right Judges 21:25:8 ⧉בְּעֵינָ֖יוbeenaivin his eyes Judges 21:25:9 ⧉יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃yaasehe would do |
| 25. Formal Translation In those days, there was no king in Israel; each man lived by what he regarded as upright in his own eyes. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation In those days, Israel lacked a ruler; each person followed what felt right in his own eyes. |