2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 , For that the people עָ֑ם 'Am H5971 offered H5068 themselves willingly , Bless בָּרֲכ֖וּ ba.ra.Khu H1288 ye Jehovah . 3 Hear שִׁמְע֣וּ shim.'U H8085 , O ye kings מְלָכִ֔ים me.la.Khim H4428 ; give הַאֲזִ֖ינוּ ha.'a.Zi.nu H238 ear H238 , O ye princes; I , even I , will sing אֲזַמֵּ֕ר 'a.za.Mer H2167 unto Jehovah ; I will sing H2167 praise H2167 to Jehovah , the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 4 Jehovah , when thou wentest forth H3318 out of Seir מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ mi.se.'Ir H8165 , When thou marchedst out of the field H7704 of Edom אֱד֔וֹם 'e.Dom H123 , The earth אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz H776 trembled, the heavens שָׁמַ֖יִם sha.Ma.yim H8064 also H1571 dropped , Yea, the clouds עָבִ֖ים 'a.Vim H5645 dropped water מָֽיִם׃ Ma.yim H4325 . 5 The mountains הָרִ֥ים ha.Rim H2022 quaked at the presence H6440 of Jehovah , Even yon Sinai סִינַ֔י si.Nai H5514 at the presence H6440 of Jehovah , the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 6 In the days בִּימֵ֞י bi.Mei H3117 of Shamgar שַׁמְגַּ֤ר sham.Gar H8044 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Anath עֲנָת֙ 'a.Nat H6067 , In the days בִּימֵ֣י bi.Mei H3117 of Jael יָעֵ֔ל ya.'El H3278 , the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked H1980 through byways. 7 The rulers ceased H2308 in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 , they ceased H2308 , Until that I Deborah דְּבוֹרָ֔ה de.vo.Rah H1683 arose H6965 , That I arose H6965 a mother אֵ֖ם 'em H517 in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 8 They chose H977 new חֲדָשִׁ֔ים cha.da.Shim H2319 gods אֱלֹהִ֣ים 'E.lo.Him H430 ; Then אָ֖ז 'az H227 was war in the gates H8179 : Was there a shield מָגֵ֤ן ma.Gen H4043 or spear וָרֹ֔מַח va.Ro.mach H7420 seen H7200 Among forty בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים be.'ar.ba.'Im H705 thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 ? 9 My heart לִבִּי֙ li.Bi H3820 is toward the governors of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , That offered H5068 themselves willingly among the people בָּעָ֑ם ba.'Am H5971 : Bless בָּרֲכ֖וּ ba.ra.Khu H1288 ye Jehovah . Read all of Judges 5 ← Judges 4 Judges 6 → American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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