New English Translation
Judges 5:10
10You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention!
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
8God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel. 9My heart went out to Israel’s leaders, to the people who answered the call to war. Praise the Lord! You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention! 11Hear the sound of those who divide the sheep among the watering places; there they tell of the Lord’s victorious deeds, the victorious deeds of his warriors in Israel. Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates – 12Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Capture your prisoners of war, son of Abinoam!
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רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 5:10
- Psalms 105:2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
- Psalms 145:5I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds!
- Judges 10:4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair – they are in the land of Gilead.
- Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.
- Psalms 107:32Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people! Let them praise him in the place where the leaders preside!
- Isaiah 28:6He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions, and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.
- Joel 3:12Let the nations be roused and let them go up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit in judgment on all the surrounding nations.
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
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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
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