14 From Ephraim were those whose roots were in (A)Amalek.
After you, Benjamin, with your peoples,
From Machir rulers came down,
And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter’s staff.
15 And [a]the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
As Issachar, so was Barak
Sent into the valley [b]under his command;
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great resolves of heart.
16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds,
To hear the pipings for the flocks?
The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.
17 (B)Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan,
And why did Dan remain [c]on ships?
(C)Asher continued at the seashore,
And stayed by his inlets.
18 (D)Zebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death,
Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:15 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT And my princes in Issachar
  2. Judges 5:15 Lit. at his feet
  3. Judges 5:17 Or at ease

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