Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
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Judges 5
31 aligned verses; 27 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Praise
ye
the
LORD
for the avenging
of
Israel, when
the people willingly
offered themselves.
For that
the leaders
took
the
lead
in
Israel, For
that
the people offered themselves willingly,
Bless
ye
Jehovah
.
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the
LORD
; I will sing praise to the LORD
God of Israel.
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, `
even '
I, will sing unto Jehovah
; I will sing praise to Jehovah,
the God of Israel.
LORD
, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and
the heavens dropped, the clouds also
dropped water.
Jehovah
, when thou wentest forth
out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also
dropped, Yea,
the clouds dropped water.
The mountains melted
from
before
the LORD
, even that
Sinai from
before
the LORD
God of Israel.
The mountains quaked
at
the presence
of
Jehovah
, Even yon
Sinai at
the presence
of
Jehovah,
the
God of Israel.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.
The inhabitants
of
the
villages
ceased, they ceased in
Israel
, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
The rulers
ceased in
Israel
, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people .
Bless ye the
LORD
.
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people :
Bless ye Jehovah
.
Speak
, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in
judgment
, and walk by the way.
Tell
`of
it'
, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on
rich
carpets
, And ye
that
walk by the way.
They
that
are
delivered
from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the
LORD
, even the righteous acts toward
the
inhabitants
of his villages
in Israel :
then shall
the people of the
LORD
go
down to the gates.
Far
from the noise of archers ,
in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah
, `
Even '
the righteous acts of his rule
in Israel .
Then the people of Jehovah
went
down to the gates.
Awake, awake, Deborah :
awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity
captive
, thou son of Abinoam.
Awake, awake, Deborah ;
Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away
thy captives
, thou son of Abinoam.
Then he
made
him
that
remaineth
have
dominion
over
the nobles among
the people :
the
LORD
made
me have
dominion
over
the mighty.
Then came
down
a
remnant
of
the nobles `and'
the people ;
Jehovah
came
down
for
me against
the mighty.
Out of Ephraim was
there
a
root of
them
against
Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people
; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen
of
the
writer
.
Out of Ephraim `came
down'
they
whose
root is
in
Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples
; Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's
staff
.
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.
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As
was
Issachar, so
was Barak;
Into the valley they
rushed
forth
at
his
feet
. By
the watercourses
of Reuben There were great resolves
of heart.
Why abodest
thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings
of
the flocks? For
the divisions
of Reuben there were 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.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan
remain in ships? Asher continued
on
the sea shore
, and abode in
his breaches
.
Gilead abode beyond the
Jordan: And Dan,
why did he
remain in ships? Asher sat
still
at
the haven
of
the
sea, And abode by
his creeks
.
Zebulun and
Naphtali
were
a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in
the high places of the field.
Zebulun was
a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death ,
And
Naphtali,
upon
the high places of the field.
The kings came and fought ,
then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo ;
they took no gain of money.
The kings came and fought ;
Then fought the kings of Canaan .
In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo :
They took no gain of money.
They
fought
from heaven ;
the stars in
their courses fought against Sisera.
From heaven fought
the stars ,
From
their courses they
fought against Sisera.
The river of
Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou
hast
trodden
down
strength.
The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march
on
with
strength.
Then were
the horsehoofs broken
by the
means
of the pransings
, the pransings
of their mighty
ones.
Then did
the horsehoofs stamp
By reason
of the prancings
, the prancings
of their strong
ones.
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the
LORD,
curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof ;
because they came not to the help of the
LORD
, to the help of the
LORD
against the mighty.
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah.
Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof ,
Because they came not to the help of Jehovah
, To the help of Jehovah
against the mighty.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be,
blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael be,
The wife of Heber the Kenite ;
Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth
butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, `
and '
she gave him milk; She brought him
butter in a lordly dish.
She put her hand to the nail
, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off
his head, when
she had
pierced and stricken
through his temples.
She put her hand to the tent-pin
, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through
his head ;
Yea
, she pierced and struck
through his temples.
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down:
at her feet he bowed, he fell :
where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay ;
At her feet he bowed, he fell ;
Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
The mother
of
Sisera
looked
out
at
a
window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Through
the window she
looked
forth
, and cried ,
The
mother
of
Sisera
`cried'
through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself,
Have they not sped?
have they not divided the prey;
to
every
man
a damsel or
two; to Sisera a prey
of divers
colors
, a prey
of
divers
colors
of needlework
, of divers
colors
of
needlework
on both sides, meet
for
the necks of them
that
take
the spoil?
Have they not found,
have they not divided the spoil?
A damsel ,
two damsels
to
every
man
; To Sisera a spoil
of dyed
garments
, A spoil
of dyed
garments
embroidered
, Of dyed
garments
embroidered
on both sides, on
the necks of the spoil?
So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD
: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah
: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
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