When the leaders lead[a] in Israel,
when the people volunteer,
praise the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:2 Or the locks of hair are loose

“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
    when the people willingly offer(A) themselves—
    praise the Lord!(B)

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My heart is with the leaders of Israel,
with the volunteers of the people.
Praise the Lord!

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My heart is with Israel’s princes,
    with the willing volunteers(A) among the people.
    Praise the Lord!

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Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord with a whole heart.(A) King David also rejoiced greatly.

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The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly(A) to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

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