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12 and said, “Deborah, let's go!
Let's sing as we march.
    Barak, capture our enemies.”

13 The Lord's people who were left
joined with their leaders
    and fought at my side.[a]
14 Troops came from Ephraim,
    where Amalekites once lived.
Others came from Benjamin;
officers and leaders came
    from Machir and Zebulun.

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  1. 5.13 side: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 13.

12 ‘Wake up,(A) wake up, Deborah!(B)
    Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!(C)
    Take captive your captives,(D) son of Abinoam.’

13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,(E) whose roots were in Amalek;(F)
    Benjamin(G) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(H) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[a] staff.

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  1. Judges 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.