Judges 5

American Standard Version

1Then sangH7891 DeborahH1683 and BarakH1301 the sonH1121 of AbinoamH42 on that dayH3117, sayingH559,

2For that the leaders took the lead in IsraelH3478,For that the peopleH5971 offeredH5068 themselves willingly,BlessH1288 ye Jehovah.3HearH8085, O ye kingsH4428; giveH238 earH238, O ye princes;I, evenI, will singH2167 unto Jehovah;I will singH2167 praiseH2167 to Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478.4Jehovah, when thou wentest forthH3318 out of SeirH8165,When thou marchedst out of the fieldH7704 of EdomH123,The earthH776 trembled, the heavensH8064 alsoH1571 dropped,Yea, the cloudsH5645 dropped waterH4325.5The mountainsH2022 quaked at the presenceH6440 of Jehovah,Even yon SinaiH5514 at the presenceH6440 of Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478.6In the daysH3117 of ShamgarH8044 the sonH1121 of AnathH6067,In the daysH3117 of JaelH3278, the highways were unoccupied,And the travellers walkedH1980 through byways.7The rulers ceasedH2308 in IsraelH3478, they ceasedH2308,Until that I DeborahH1683 aroseH6965,That I aroseH6965 a motherH517 in IsraelH3478.8They choseH977 newH2319 godsH430;ThenH227 was war in the gatesH8179:Was there a shieldH4043 or spearH7420 seenH7200Among fortyH705 thousandH505 in IsraelH3478?9My heartH3820 is toward the governors of IsraelH3478,That offeredH5068 themselves willingly among the peopleH5971:BlessH1288 ye Jehovah.10Tell of it, ye that rideH7392 on white asses,Ye that sitH3427 on rich carpets,And ye that walkH1980 by the wayH1870.11Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah,Eventhe righteous acts of his rule in IsraelH3478.ThenH227 the peopleH5971 of Jehovah wentH3381 downH3381 to the gatesH8179.12AwakeH5782, awakeH5782, DeborahH1683;AwakeH5782, awakeH5782, utter a songH7892:AriseH6965, BarakH1301, and lead away thy captivesH7628, thou sonH1121 of AbinoamH42.13ThenH227 came down a remnant of the noblesH117 and the peopleH5971;Jehovah came down for me against the mightyH1368.14Out of EphraimH669cameH3381 downH3381they whose rootH8328 is in AmalekH6002;After thee, BenjaminH1144, among thy peoplesH5971;Out of Machir cameH3381 downH3381 governors,And out of ZebulunH2074 they that handle the marshal’s staffH7626.15And the princesH8269 of IssacharH3485 were with DeborahH1683;As was IssacharH3485, soH3651 was BarakH1301;Into the valleyH6010 they rushed forthH7971 at his feetH7272.By the watercourses of ReubenH7205There were greatH1419 resolves of heartH3820.16WhyH4100 sattest thou among the sheepfolds,To hearH8085 the pipings for the flocksH5739?At the watercourses of ReubenH7205There were greatH1419 searchings of heartH3820.17GileadH1568 abode beyond the JordanH3383:And DanH1835, whyH4100 did he remainH3427 in shipsH591?AsherH836 satH3427 still at the haven of the seaH3220,And abode by his creeks.18ZebulunH2074 was a peopleH5971 that jeoparded their livesH5315 unto the deathH4191,And NaphtaliH5321, upon the highH4791 placesH4791 of the fieldH7704.19The kingsH4428 cameH935 and foughtH3898;ThenH227 foughtH3898 the kingsH4428 of CanaanH3667,In TaanachH8590 by the watersH4325 of MegiddoH4023:They tookH3947 no gainH1215 of moneyH3701.20From heavenH8064 foughtH3898 the starsH3556,From their courses they foughtH3898 against SiseraH5516.21The riverH5158 KishonH7028 swept them away,That ancient riverH5158, the riverH5158 KishonH7028.O my soulH5315, marchH1869 on with strengthH5797.22ThenH227 did the horsehoofs stampBy reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong onesH47.23CurseH779 ye Meroz, saidH559 the angelH4397 of Jehovah.CurseH779 ye bitterly the inhabitantsH3427 thereof,Because they cameH935 not to the helpH5833 of Jehovah,To the helpH5833 of Jehovah against the mightyH1368.24BlessedH1288 above womenH802 shall JaelH3278 be,The wifeH802 of HeberH2268 the KeniteH7017;BlessedH1288 shall she be above womenH802 in the tentH168.25He askedH7592 waterH4325, andshe gaveH5414 him milkH2461;She broughtH7126 him butter in a lordly dish.26She put her handH3027 to the tent-pin,And her rightH3225 handH3027 to the workmen’s hammer;And with the hammer she smote SiseraH5516, she smote through his headH7218;Yea, she pierced and struck through his templesH7541.27At her feetH7272 he bowedH3766, he fellH5307, he layH7901;At her feetH7272 he bowedH3766, he fellH5307:WhereH834 he bowedH3766, there he fellH5307 downH7901 dead.28Through the windowH2474 she lookedH8259 forth, and cried,The motherH517 of SiseraH5516criedthrough the lattice,WhyH4069 is his chariotH4818 so long in comingH935?WhyH4069 tarry the wheels of his chariotsH7393?29Her wiseH2450 ladiesH8282 answered her,Yea, she returnedH7725 answerH6030 to herself,30Have they not foundH4672, have they not dividedH2505 the spoilH7998?A damsel, two damsels to every manH1397;To SiseraH5516 a spoilH7998 of dyed garments,A spoilH7998 of dyed garments embroideredH7553,Of dyed garments embroideredH7553 on both sides, on the necksH6677 of the spoilH7998?31SoH3651 let all thine enemiesH341 perishH6, O Jehovah:But let them that loveH157 him be as the sunH8121 when he goeth forthH3318 in his might.

And the landH776 had rest fortyH705 yearsH8141.

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