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12 “Wake up! Wake up, Deborah!
    Wake up! Wake up, Deborah!
Get up, Barak, and dispose of your captives,
    you son of Abinoam!
13 Then the survivors approached the nobles;
    the people of the Lord approached me in battle array.
14 Some came[a] from Ephraim
    who had been harassed by[b] Amalek,
        followed by Benjamin with your people.
Some commanders came[c] from Machir,
    along with some from Zebulun
        who carry a badge[d] of office.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:14 The Heb. lacks came
  2. Judges 5:14 Or who routed; So LXX.
  3. Judges 5:14 The Heb. lacks came
  4. Judges 5:14 Lit. scepter
  5. Judges 5:14 Or who wield official authority

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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Footnotes

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