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Judges 5:2-4
New International Version
Judges 5:2-4
New International Version
2 “When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer(A) themselves—
praise the Lord!(B)
Footnotes
- Judges 5:3 Or of
Judges 5:2-4
New King James Version
Judges 5:2-4
New King James Version
2 “When[a] leaders (A)lead in Israel,
(B)When the people [b]willingly offer themselves,
Bless the Lord!
3 “Hear,(C) O kings! Give ear, O princes!
I, even (D)I, will sing to the Lord;
I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
4 “Lord, (E)when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from (F)the field of Edom,
The earth trembled and the heavens poured,
The clouds also poured water;
Footnotes
- Judges 5:2 Or When locks are loosed
- Judges 5:2 volunteer
Judges 5:2-4
English Standard Version
Judges 5:2-4
English Standard Version
2 “That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that (A)the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!
3 “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
to the Lord I will sing;
I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.
4 “Lord, (B)when you went out from Seir,
when you marched from the region of Edom,
(C)the earth trembled
and the heavens dropped,
yes, the clouds dropped water.
Judges 5:2-4
King James Version
Judges 5:2-4
King James Version
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.
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