She would sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to settle disputes.(A)

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Hasn’t the Lord, the God of Israel,(B) commanded you, ‘Go, deploy the troops on Mount Tabor,(C) and take with you ten thousand men from the Naphtalites(D) and Zebulunites?(E) Then I will lure Sisera commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his infantry at the Wadi Kishon(F) to fight against you, and I will hand him over to you.’”(G)

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She held court(A) under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah(B) and Bethel(C) in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided. She sent for Barak son of Abinoam(D) from Kedesh(E) in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali(F) and Zebulun(G) and lead them up to Mount Tabor.(H) I will lead Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s(I) army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River(J) and give him into your hands.(K)’”

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