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Judges 5 (WEBP)

[1] Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
[2] “Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!
[3] “Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
[4] “Yahweh, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.
[5] The mountains quaked at Yahweh’s presence, even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
[6] “In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied. The travelers walked through byways.
[7] The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.
[8] They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
[9] My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!
[10] “Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
[11] Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse Yahweh’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then Yahweh’s people went down to the gates.
[12] ‘Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’
[13] “Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down. Yahweh came down for me against the mighty.
[14] Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
[15] The princes of Issachar were with Deborah. As was Issachar, so was Barak. They rushed into the valley at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben, there were great resolves of heart.
[16] Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.
[17] Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.
[18] Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death; Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
[19] “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.
[20] From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
[21] The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.
[22] Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing, the prancing of their strong ones.
[23] ‘Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel. ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn’t come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.’
[24] “Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
[25] He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
[26] She put her hand to the tent peg, and 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.
[27] At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay. At her feet he bowed, he fell. Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
[28] “Through the window she looked out, and cried: Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice. ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?’
[29] Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself,
[30] ‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder? A lady, two ladies to every man; to Sisera a plunder of dyed garments, a plunder of dyed garments embroidered, of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the plunder?’
[31] “So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 5 (KJVS)

[1] Then sang () Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, ()
[2] Praise () ye the Lord For the avenging () of Israel, When the people willingly offered () themselves.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] The mountains melted () from before the Lord, Even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
[6] In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, () And the travellers () walked () through byways.
[7] The inhabitants of the villages ceased, () they ceased () in Israel, Until that I Deborah arose, () That I arose () a mother in Israel.
[8] They chose () new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen () Among forty thousand in Israel?
[9] My heart is toward the governors () of Israel, That offered themselves willingly () among the people. Bless () ye the Lord.
[10] Speak, () ye that ride () on white asses, Ye that sit () in judgment, And walk () by the way.
[11] 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.
[12] Awake, () awake, () Deborah: Awake, () awake, () utter () a song: Arise, () Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, () thou son of Abinoam.
[13] Then he made him that remaineth have dominion () over the nobles among the people: The Lord made me have dominion () over the mighty.
[14] 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. ()
[15] 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.
[16] Why abodest () thou among the sheepfolds, To hear () the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.
[17] Gilead abode () beyond Jordan: And why did Dan remain () in ships? Asher continued () on the sea shore, And abode () in his breaches.
[18] Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded () their lives unto the death () In the high places of the field.
[19] The kings came () and fought, () Then fought () the kings of Canaan In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; They took () no gain of money.
[20] They fought () from heaven; The stars in their courses fought () against Sisera.
[21] The river of Kishon swept them away, () That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down () strength.
[22] Then were the horsehoofs broken () By the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
[23] 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.
[24] Blessed () above women shall Jael The wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed () shall she be above women in the tent.
[25] He asked () water, and she gave () him milk; She brought forth () butter in a lordly dish.
[26] 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.
[27] 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. ()
[28] 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?
[29] Her wise ladies answered () her, Yea, she returned () answer to herself,
[30] Have they not sped? () have they not divided () the prey; To every man a damsel or two; To Sisera a prey of divers colours, A prey of divers colours of needlework, Of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
[31] 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.

Judges 5:5 Heb. flowed
Judges 5:6a Heb. walkers of paths
Judges 5:6b Heb. crooked ways
Judges 5:10 Or, meditate
Judges 5:11 Heb. righteousnesses of the Lord
Judges 5:14 Heb. draw with the pen, etc.
Judges 5:15a Heb. his feet
Judges 5:15b Or, in the divisions, etc.
Judges 5:16 Or, in
Judges 5:17a Or, port
Judges 5:17b Or, creeks
Judges 5:18 Heb. exposed to reproach
Judges 5:20 Heb. paths
Judges 5:22 Or, tramplings, or plungings
Judges 5:26 Heb. hammered
Judges 5:27a Heb. between
Judges 5:27b Heb. destroyed
Judges 5:29 Heb. words
Judges 5:30a Heb. to the head of a man
Judges 5:30b Heb. for the necks of the spoil

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 5 (BYZ)

[1] και ησεν δεββωρα και βαρακ υιος αβινεεμ εν τη ημερα εκεινη και ειπεν
[2] εν τω αρξασθαι αρχηγους εν ισραηλ εν προαιρεσει λαου ευλογειτε τον κυριον
[3] ακουσατε βασιλεις ενωτιζεσθε σατραπαι δυνατοι εγω τω κυριω ασομαι ψαλω τω θεω ισραηλ
[4] κυριε εν τη εξοδω σου εκ σηιρ εν τω απαιρειν σε εξ αγρου εδωμ γη εσεισθη και ο ουρανος εξεσταθη και αι νεφελαι εσταξαν υδωρ
[5] ορη εσαλευθησαν απο προσωπου κυριου τουτο σινα απο προσωπου κυριου θεου ισραηλ
[6] εν ημεραις σαμεγαρ υιου αναθ εν ημεραις ιαηλ εξελιπον βασιλεις και επορευθησαν τριβους επορευθησαν οδους διεστραμμενας
[7] εξελιπεν φραζων εν τω ισραηλ εξελιπεν εως ου εξανεστη δεββωρα οτι ανεστη μητηρ εν τω ισραηλ
[8] ηρετισαν θεους καινους ως αρτον κριθινον σκεπην εαν ιδω σιρομαστων εν τεσσαρακοντα χιλιασιν
[9] η καρδια μου επι τα διατεταγμενα τω ισραηλ οι δυνασται του λαου ευλογειτε τον κυριον
[10] επιβεβηκοτες επι υποζυγιων καθημενοι επι λαμπηνων
[11] φθεγξασθε φωνην ανακρουομενων ανα μεσον ευφραινομενων εκει δωσουσιν δικαιοσυνην κυριω δικαιοι ενισχυσαν εν τω ισραηλ τοτε κατεβη εις τας πολεις αυτου ο λαος κυριου
[12] εξεγειρου εξεγειρου δεββωρα εξεγειρον μυριαδας μετα λαου εξεγειρου εξεγειρου λαλει μετ ωδης ενισχυων εξανιστασο βαρακ και ενισχυσον δεββωρα τον βαρακ αιχμαλωτιζε αιχμαλωσιαν σου υιος αβινεεμ
[13] ποτε εμεγαλυνθη η ισχυς αυτου κυριε ταπεινωσον μοι τους ισχυροτερους μου
[14] λαος εφραιμ ετιμωρησατο αυτους εν κοιλαδι αδελφου σου βενιαμιν εν λαοις σου εξ εμου μαχιρ κατεβησαν εξερευνωντες και εκ ζαβουλων κυριος επολεμει μοι εν δυνατοις εκειθεν εν σκηπτρω ενισχυοντος ηγησεως
[15] εν ισσαχαρ μετα δεββωρας εξαπεστειλεν πεζους αυτου εις την κοιλαδα ινα τι συ κατοικεις εν μεσω χειλεων εξετεινεν εν τοις ποσιν αυτου εν διαιρεσεσιν ρουβην μεγαλοι ακριβασμοι καρδιας
[16] ινα τι μοι καθησαι ανα μεσον των μοσφαθαιμ του εισακουειν συρισμους εξεγειροντων του διελθειν εις τα του ρουβην μεγαλοι εξιχνιασμοι καρδιας
[17] γαλααδ εν τω περαν του ιορδανου κατεσκηνωσεν και δαν ινα τι παροικει πλοιοις ασηρ παρωκησεν παρ αιγιαλον θαλασσων και επι τας διακοπας αυτου κατεσκηνωσεν
[18] ζαβουλων λαος ονειδισας ψυχην αυτου εις θανατον και νεφθαλιμ επι υψη αγρου
[19] ηλθον βασιλεις και παρεταξαντο τοτε επολεμησαν βασιλεις χανααν εν θενναχ επι υδατος μαγεδδω πλεονεξιαν αργυριου ουκ ελαβον
[20] εκ του ουρανου επολεμησαν αστερες εκ της ταξεως αυτων επολεμησαν μετα σισαρα
[21] χειμαρρους κισων εξεβαλεν αυτους χειμαρρους καδημιμ χειμαρρους κισων καταπατησει αυτους ψυχη μου δυνατη
[22] τοτε απεκοπησαν πτερναι ιππου αμαδαρωθ δυνατων αυτου
[23] καταρασασθε μαρωζ ειπεν ο αγγελος κυριου καταρασει καταρασασθε τους ενοικους αυτης οτι ουκ ηλθοσαν εις την βοηθειαν κυριου βοηθος ημων κυριος εν μαχηταις δυνατος
[24] ευλογηθειη εκ γυναικων ιαηλ γυνη χαβερ του κιναιου εκ γυναικων εν σκηνη ευλογηθειη
[25] υδωρ ητησεν αυτην και γαλα εδωκεν αυτω εν λακανη ισχυρων προσηγγισεν βουτυρον
[26] την χειρα αυτης την αριστεραν εις πασσαλον εξετεινεν την δεξιαν αυτης εις αποτομας κατακοπων και απετεμεν σισαρα απετριψεν την κεφαλην αυτου και συνεθλασεν και διηλασεν την γναθον αυτου
[27] ανα μεσον των ποδων αυτης συγκαμψας επεσεν εκοιμηθη μεταξυ ποδων αυτης εν ω εκαμψεν εκει επεσεν ταλαιπωρος
[28] δια της θυριδος διεκυπτεν η μητηρ σισαρα δια της δικτυωτης επιβλεπουσα επι τους μεταστρεφοντας μετα σισαρα δια τι ησχατισεν το αρμα αυτου παραγενεσθαι δια τι εχρονισαν ιχνη αρματων αυτου
[29] σοφαι αρχουσων αυτης ανταπεκριναντο προς αυτην και αυτη απεκρινατο εν ρημασιν αυτης
[30] ουχι ευρησουσιν αυτον διαμεριζοντα σκυλα φιλιαζων φιλοις εις κεφαλην δυνατου σκυλα βαμματων σισαρα σκυλα βαμματων ποικιλιας βαφη ποικιλων περι τραχηλον αυτου σκυλον
[31] ουτως απολοιντο παντες οι εχθροι σου κυριε και οι αγαπωντες αυτον καθως η ανατολη του ηλιου εν δυναστειαις αυτου και ησυχασεν η γη τεσσαρακοντα ετη

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.