Judges 5:10

Judges 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
• New International Version (NIV)“You who ride on white donkeys, sitting on your saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, consider
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges’ attire, And who walk along the road.

Context of Judges 5:10

8When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel. 9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD! You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder 11the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates: 12‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’

Judges 5:10 word by word

רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃Read the interlinear

• You who rideרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• whiteצָחֹרtsâchôr · tawnyH6715
• donkeysאָתוֹן'âthôn · she-assH860
• who sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• saddle blanketsמַדmad mêd · garmentH4055
• and you who travelהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• the roadדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• ponderשִׂיחַώîyach · to museH7878

Cross-references for Judges 5:10

• Psalms 105:2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
• Psalms 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
• Judges 10:4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
• Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
• Psalms 107:32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
• Isaiah 28:6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
• Joel 3:12Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.

Commentaries on Judges 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ye that ride on white asses - Perhaps צחרות אתנות athonoth tsechoroth should be rendered sleek or well-fed asses; rendered asinos nitentes, shining asses, by the Vulgate. Ye that sit in judgment - מדין על ישבי yoshebey al middin ; some have rendered this, ye who dwell in Middin. This was a place in the tribe of Judah, and is mentioned Joshua 15:61. And walk by the way - Persons who go from place to place for the purposes of traffic.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Ye that ride on white donkeys … - i. e. nobles or magistrates. Deborah appeals to the classes mentioned in Judges 5:6-7, to bear witness to the happy change that had followed the overthrow of Jabin. That sit in judgment - Rather “that sit on saddles, or horse-cloths,” a further description of those who ride on asses.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Deborah describes the distressed state of Israel under the tyranny of Jabin, that their salvation might appear more gracious. She shows what brought this misery upon them. It was their idolatry. They chose new gods, with new names. But under all these images, Satan was worshipped. Deborah was a mother to Israel, by diligently promoting the salvation of their souls. She calls on those who shared the advantages of this great salvation, to offer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Both the rich (You who ride) and the poor (who walk) were to listen and share the song. It would have a spiritual and social impact as it spread.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Speak--that is, join in this song of praise. white asses--Those which are purely white are highly prized, and being costly, are possessed only by the wealthy and great. Ye that sit in judgment--has been rendered, "ye that repose on tapestries."Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 5:10

• Ass (Donkey)
• Country
• Patriotism

In the dictionaries

• Barak
• Deborah
• Fight
• Jabin
• Lattice
• Poetry
• Rehearse
• Searching
• Songs
• Window

Commentaries on Judges 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings