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12 Lead on, Deborah, lead on!
    Lead on! Sing a song! Lead on!
Forward, Barak son of Abinoam,
    lead your captives away!
13 Then the faithful ones came down to their leaders;
    the Lord's people came to him[a] ready to fight.
14 They came[b] from Ephraim into the valley,[c]
    behind the tribe of Benjamin and its people.
The commanders came down from Machir,
    the officers down from Zebulun.

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  1. Judges 5:13 One ancient translation him; Hebrew me.
  2. Judges 5:14 Probable text They came; Hebrew Their root.
  3. Judges 5:14 One ancient translation into the valley; Hebrew in Amalek.

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.