Judges 21:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In thoseהָהֵ֔ם
(ha·hem,)
1992a: theya prim. pronoun
daysבַּיָּמִ֣ים
(bai·ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
there was noאֵ֥ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
kingמֶ֖לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
in Israel;בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(be·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
everyoneאִ֛ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
(ya·'a·seh.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֥ר
(hai·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
in his own eyes.בְּעֵינָ֖יו
(be·'ei·nav)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
In those days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
there was no king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
every man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that which was right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
in his own eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

King James Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.

International Standard Version
Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion.

NET Bible
In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In those days Israel didn't have a king. Everyone did whatever he considered right.

King James 2000 Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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