Verse 18
Judges 5:18
World Messianic Bible
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Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death;
Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
Original Language Text
hebrew
זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛/וֹ לָ/מ֖וּת וְ/נַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה
English Translation
Zebulun is a people who have exposed their lives to death, and Naphtali is on the heights of the field.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
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2
“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
because the people offered themselves willingly,
be bl...
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3
“Hear, you kings!
Give ear, you princes!
I, even I, will sing to Yahweh.
I will sing praise to Yahwe...
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4
“Yahweh, when you went out of Seir,
when you marched out of the field of Edom,
the earth trembled, t...
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5
The mountains quaked Yahweh’s presence,
even Sinai at the presence of Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Is...
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6
“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied.
The tra...
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7
The rulers ceased in Israel.
They ceased until I, Deborah, arose;
Until I arose a mother in Israel.
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8
They chose new gods.
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousan...
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9
My heart is toward the governors of Israel,
who offered themselves willingly among the people.
Bless...
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10
“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets,
and you who walk by the way.
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11
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,
there they will rehearse Yahweh’s rig...
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12
‘Awake, awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, utter a song!
Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you s...
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13
“Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down.
Yahweh came down for me against the mighty.
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14
Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim,
after you, Benjamin, among your peoples.
Governor...
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15
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah.
As was Issachar, so was Barak.
They rushed into the valle...
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16
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds?
To hear the whistling for the flocks?
At the watercourses of R...
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17
Gilead lived beyond the Jordan.
Why did Dan remain in ships?
Asher sat still at the haven of the sea...
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18
Zebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death;
Naphtali also, on the high places of...
19
“The kings came and fought,
then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo.
The...
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20
From the sky the stars fought.
From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
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21
The river Kishon swept them away,
that ancient river, the river Kishon.
My soul, march on with stren...
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22
Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing,
the prancing of their strong ones.
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23
‘Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel.
‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants,
because they didn’t come to hel...
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24
“Jael shall be blessed above women,
the wife of Heber the Kenite;
blessed shall she be above women i...
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25
He asked for water.
She gave him milk.
She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
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26
She put her hand to the tent peg,
and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer.
With the hammer she st...
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27
At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay.
At her feet he bowed, he fell.
Where he bowed, there he fell...
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28
“Through the window she looked out, and cried:
Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice.
‘Why is h...
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29
Her wise ladies answered her,
Yes, she returned answer to herself,
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30
‘Have they not found, have they not divided the plunder?
A lady, two ladies to every man;
to Sisera...
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31
“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh,
but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in i...
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