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28 “Out of the window she peered,
    the mother of Sis′era gazed[a] through the lattice:
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
    Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’
29 Her wisest ladies make answer,
    nay, she gives answer to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil?—
    A maiden or two for every man;
spoil of dyed stuffs for Sis′era,
    spoil of dyed stuffs embroidered,
    two pieces of dyed work embroidered for my neck as spoil?’

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:28 Gk Compare Tg: Heb exclaimed

28 “Through the window(A) peered Sisera’s mother;
    behind the lattice she cried out,(B)
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
    Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’
29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
    indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(C)
    a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
    colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(D) for my neck—
    all this as plunder?(E)

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