Judges 5 - Compare Translations
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Judges 5:1
KJVThen sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
WEBThen Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
YLTAnd Deborah singeth -- also Barak son of Abinoam -- on that day, saying: --
Judges 5:2
KJVPraise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
WEB“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel,
YLT`For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.
Judges 5:3
KJVHear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
WEB“Hear, you kings!
YLTHear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, to Jehovah, I -- I do sing, I sing praise to Jehovah, God of Israel.
Judges 5:4
KJVLord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
WEB“Yahweh, when you went out of Seir,
YLTJehovah, in Thy going forth out of Seir, In Thy stepping out of the field of Edom, Earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, Also thick clouds dropped water.
Judges 5:5
KJVThe mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
WEBThe mountains quaked Yahweh’s presence,
YLTHills flowed from the face of Jehovah, This one -- Sinai -- From the face of Jehovah, God of Israel.
Judges 5:6
KJVIn the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
WEB“In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,
YLTIn the days of Shamgar son of Anath -- In the days of Jael -- The ways have ceased, And those going in the paths go [in] crooked ways.
Judges 5:7
KJVThe inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
WEBThe rulers ceased in Israel.
YLTVillages ceased in Israel -- they ceased, Till that I arose -- Deborah, That I arose, a mother in Israel.
Judges 5:8
KJVThey chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
WEBThey chose new gods.
YLTHe chooseth new gods, Then war [is] at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.
Judges 5:9
KJVMy heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
WEBMy heart is toward the governors of Israel,
YLTMy heart [is] to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!
Judges 5:10
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Judges 5:11
KJVThey that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.
WEBFar from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,
YLTBy the voice of shouters Between the places of drawing water, There they give out righteous acts of Jehovah, Righteous acts of His villages in Israel, Then ruled in the gates have the people of Jehovah.
Judges 5:12
KJVAwake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
WEB‘Awake, awake, Deborah!
YLTAwake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song; Rise, Barak, and take captive thy captivity, Son of Abinoam.
Judges 5:13
KJVThen he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
WEB“Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down.
YLTThen him who is left of the honourable ones He caused to rule the people of Jehovah, He caused me to rule among the mighty.
Judges 5:14
KJVOut of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
WEBThose whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim,
YLTOut of Ephraim their root [is] against Amalek. After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down lawgivers, And out of Zebulun those drawing with the reed of a writer.
Judges 5:15
KJVAnd the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
WEBThe princes of Issachar were with Deborah.
YLTAnd princes in Issachar [are] with Deborah, Yea, Issachar [is] right with Barak, Into the valley he was sent on his feet. In the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the decrees of heart!
Judges 5:16
KJVWhy abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
WEBWhy did you sit among the sheepfolds?
YLTWhy hast thou abode between the boundaries, To hear lowings of herds? For the divisions of Reuben, Great [are] the searchings of heart!
Judges 5:17
KJVGilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
WEBGilead lived beyond the Jordan.
YLTGilead beyond the Jordan did tabernacle, And Dan -- why doth he sojourn [in] ships? Asher hath abode at the haven of the seas, And by his creeks doth tabernacle.
Judges 5:18
KJVZebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
WEBZebulun was a people that jeopardized their lives to the death;
YLTZebulun [is] a people who exposed its soul to death, Naphtali also -- on high places of the field.
Judges 5:19
KJVThe kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
WEB“The kings came and fought,
YLTKings came -- they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not!
Judges 5:20
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Judges 5:21
KJVThe river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
WEBThe river Kishon swept them away,
YLTThe brook Kishon swept them away, The brook most ancient -- the brook Kishon. Thou dost tread down strength, O my soul!
Judges 5:22
KJVThen were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
WEBThen the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing,
YLTThen broken were the horse-heels, By pransings -- pransings of its mighty ones.
Judges 5:23
KJVCurse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
WEB‘Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel.
YLTCurse Meroz -- said a messenger of Jehovah, Cursing, curse ye its inhabitants, For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty!
Judges 5:24
KJVBlessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
WEB“Jael shall be blessed above women,
YLTBlessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
Judges 5:25
KJVHe asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
WEBHe asked for water.
YLTWater he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.
Judges 5:26
KJVShe put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
WEBShe put her hand to the tent peg,
YLTHer hand to the pin she sendeth forth, And her right hand to the labourers' hammer, And she hammered Sisera -- she smote his head, Yea, she smote, and it passed through his temple.
Judges 5:27
KJVAt her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
WEBAt her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay.
YLTBetween her feet he bowed -- He fell, he lay down; Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell -- destroyed.
Judges 5:28
KJVThe mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
WEB“Through the window she looked out, and cried:
YLTThrough the window she hath looked out -- Yea, she crieth out -- the mother of Sisera, Through the lattice: Wherefore is his chariot delaying to come? Wherefore tarried have the steps of his chariot?
Judges 5:29
KJVHer wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
WEBHer wise ladies answered her,
YLTThe wise ones, her princesses, answer her, Yea, she returneth her sayings to herself:
Judges 5:30
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Judges 5:31
KJVSo let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
WEB“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh,
YLTSo do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him [are] As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.
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