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; 29 with wording or punctuation differences .
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For
that
the leaders
took
the lead
in
Israel, For
that
the people offered themselves willingly,
Bless
you
Yahweh
.
Praise
ye
the LORD
for
the avenging
of
Israel, when
the people willingly
offered themselves.
Hear, you
kings; give ear, you
princes; I, [
even ]
I, will sing to
Yahweh
; I will sing praise to Yahweh,
the God of Israel.
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.
Yahweh
, when you
went
forth
out of Seir, When you
marched
out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the sky
also
dropped, Yes,
the clouds dropped water.
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.
The mountains quaked
at
the presence
of
Yahweh
, Even yon
Sinai at
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
the God of Israel.
The mountains melted
from
before
the LORD
, even that
Sinai from
before
the LORD
God of Israel.
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, The travelers
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 rulers
ceased in
Israel
, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
The inhabitants
of
the
villages
ceased, they ceased in
Israel
, 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, Who
offered themselves willingly among the people :
Bless you
Yahweh
.
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that
offered themselves willingly among the people .
Bless ye
the
LORD
.
Tell
[of
it]
, you
who
ride on white donkeys
, You
who
sit on
rich
carpets
, You
who
walk by the way.
Speak
, ye
that
ride on white asses
, ye
that
sit in
judgment
, and
walk by the way.
Far
from the noise of archers ,
in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Yahweh
, [
Even ]
the righteous acts of his rule
in Israel .
Then the people of Yahweh
went
down to the gates.
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.
Awake, awake, Deborah ;
Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away
your
captives
, you
son of Abinoam.
Awake, awake, Deborah :
awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy
captivity
captive
, thou
son of Abinoam.
Then came
down
a
remnant
of
the nobles [and]
the people ;
Yahweh
came
down
for
me against
the mighty.
Then he
made
him
that
remaineth
have
dominion
over
the nobles among
the people :
the
LORD
made
me have
dominion
over
the mighty.
Out of Ephraim [came
down]
they
whose
root is
in
Amalek; After you
, Benjamin, among your
peoples
; Out of Machir came down governors, Out of Zebulun those
who
handle the marshal's
staff
.
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
.
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.
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.
Why sat
you
among the sheepfolds, To hear the whistling
for
the flocks? At
the watercourses
of Reuben There were great searchings 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.
Gilead abode beyond the
Jordan: Dan,
why did he
remain in ships? Asher sat
still
at
the
haven
of
the sea, Abode by
his creeks
.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and
why did Dan
remain in ships? Asher continued
on
the sea shore
, and
abode in
his breaches
.
Zebulun was
a people that jeopardized
their lives to
the death ,
Naphtali,
on
the high places of the field.
Zebulun and
Naphtali
were
a people that jeoparded
their lives unto
the death in
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.
From the
sky
the stars fought,
From
their courses they
fought against Sisera.
They
fought
from heaven;
the stars in
their courses fought against Sisera.
The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march
on
with
strength.
The river of
Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O
my soul, thou
hast
trodden
down
strength.
Then did
the horse
hoofs
stamp
By reason
of the prancings
, the prancings
of their strong
ones.
Then were
the horsehoofs
broken
by the
means
of the pransings
, the pransings
of their mighty
ones.
Curse you
Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh.
Curse you
bitterly the inhabitants of
it,
Because they didn't
come
to the help of Yahweh
, To the help of Yahweh
against the mighty.
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.
Blessed above women shall Jael be,
The wife of Heber the Kenite ;
Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be,
blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
He asked water, [
and ]
she gave him milk; She brought him
butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth
butter in a lordly dish.
She put her hand to the tent-pin
, Her right hand to the workmen's hammer; With the hammer she struck
Sisera, she struck
through
his head ;
Yes
, she pierced and struck
through his temples.
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.
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay ;
At her feet he bowed, he fell ;
Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
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.
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 do
the wheels of his chariots wait
?
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?
Her wise ladies answered her, Yes
, she returned answer to herself,
Her wise ladies answered her, yea
, she returned answer to herself,
Have they not found,
have they not divided the spoil?
A
lady,
two
ladies
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?
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?
So let all your
enemies perish, Yahweh
: But let those
who
love him be as the sun when he goes
forth in his might. The land had rest forty years.
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.
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