Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben[ there were] great searchings of heart.

你为何坐在羊圈内听群中吹笛的声音呢？在流便的溪水旁有心中设大谋的。

你为何坐在羊圈内，听羊群中吹笛的声音呢？吕便支派具心有大谋的人。

你为何坐在羊圈内，听羊群中吹笛的声音呢？吕便支派具心有大谋的人。

吕便人为什么坐在羊圈中听悠悠笛声？他们举棋不定。

你为什么坐在羊圈之中，听呼唤群畜的笛声呢？在流本的众溪旁，有心怀大志的。

你為何坐在羊圈內聽羣中吹笛的聲音呢？在呂便的溪水旁有心中設大謀的。

你為何坐在羊圈內，聽羊羣中吹笛的聲音呢？呂便支派具心有大謀的人。

你為何坐在羊圈內，聽羊羣中吹笛的聲音呢？呂便支派具心有大謀的人。

呂便人為什麼坐在羊圈中聽悠悠笛聲？他們舉棋不定。

你為甚麼坐在羊圈之中，聽呼喚群畜的笛聲呢？在流本的眾溪旁，有心懷大志的。

你為甚麼坐在羊圈之間、聽口哨聲呼喚畜羣呢？在如便族系中有內心之大檢討。

爾何坐於牢中、聽牧者之笛乎、流便在其溪濱、深自揣度、

爾何處於藩間、豈欲聽牧羊者吹笛乎、流便族深自圖維、居於溪濱。

爾何坐牢中聽群畜之聲、聽群畜之聲或作聽牧人吹笛之聲在流便溪濱、大有躊躇斟酌、

Why did you stay among the sheep pens to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.

Why did they stay among the sheep pens? Why did they stay to hear shepherds whistling for the flocks? In the territories of Reuben, men looked deeply into their hearts.

Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds— to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks? Yes, in the tribe of Reuben there was great indecision.

Why did you sit among the sheep pens listening to the playing of pipes for the flocks? There was great searching of heart among the clans of Reuben.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the piping for the flocks? Among the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.

Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds listening to the playing of pipes for the flocks? There was great searching of heart among the clans of Reuben.

Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, listening to the shepherds playing their pipes for their flocks? As for the clans of Reuben– there was intense searching of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.

Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place[ was] a place for cattle;The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,[ Even] the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel,[ is] a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession,[ and] bring us not over Jordan.

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

And the princes of Issachar[ were] with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben[ there were] great thoughts of heart.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.Let us lift up our heart with[ our] hands unto God in the heavens.

Whose end[ is] destruction, whose God[ is their] belly, and[ whose] glory[ is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)