NIV: "In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.
NAS: "In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted, And travelers went by roundabout ways.
KJV: In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
GWT: In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, roads were deserted. Those who traveled took back roads.
ASV: In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.
BBE: In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were not used, and travellers went by side roads.
DBY: "In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Ja'el, caravans ceased and travelers kept to the byways.
DRB: In the days of Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.
WBS: In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through by-ways.
WEB: "In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.
YLT: In the days of Shamgar son of Anath -- In the days of Jael -- The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go in crooked ways.
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