Focused Passage

Judges 5:1-5

Deborah and Barak's Song: The LORD's Victory and Israel's Covenant Response

Judges 5 moves from a summons to praise the LORD for willing leaders and volunteers, through remembrance of His Sinai-like coming and Israel's covenant collapse, into tribal accountability, divine victory at Kishon, Jael's decisive blow, the humiliation of Sisera's household, and a closing prayer that the LORD's enemies perish while those who love Him rise like the sun.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

2“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.

3Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

4O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.

5The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Exodus 15BSB references Psalms 28:7Classic cross-references Exodus 15:1Classic cross-references Psalms 32:7Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 22:1Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 2:1Classic cross-references

Original words

On thatהַה֖וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructdayבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הH1683Noun - proper - feminine singularand Barakוּבָרָ֖קH1301Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֑עַםH42Noun - proper - masculine singularsang this songוַתָּ֣שַׁרH7891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Psalms 110:3Classic cross-references Judges 5:9Classic cross-references Joshua 10:13Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 17:16Classic cross-references Exodus 35:29Classic cross-references

Original words

When the princesפְּרָעוֹת֙H6546Noun - feminine pluraltake the leadבִּפְרֹ֤עַH6544Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhen the peopleעָ֑םH5971Noun - masculine singularvolunteerבְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖בH5068Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructblessבָּרֲכ֖וּH1288Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 78:1Classic cross-references Psalms 138:4Classic cross-references Ezra 7:21Classic cross-references Psalms 119:46Classic cross-references Psalms 2:10Classic cross-references

Original words

Listenשִׁמְע֣וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralO kingsמְלָכִ֔יםH4428Noun - masculine pluralGive earהַאֲזִ֖ינוּH238Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralO princesרֹֽזְנִ֑יםH7336Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralIאָֽנֹכִ֗יH595Pronoun - first person common singularwill singאָשִׁ֔ירָהH7891Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אָנֹכִ֣יH595Pronoun - first person common singularI will sing praiseאֲזַמֵּ֕רH2167Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֥יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Psalms 114:4Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 33:2Classic cross-references Psalms 46:3Classic cross-references Psalms 68:8Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 22:8Classic cross-references

Original words

O LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhen You went outבְּצֵאתְךָ֤H3318Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularfrom Seirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙H8165Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhen You marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָ֙H6805Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularfrom the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣הH7704Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Edomאֱד֔וֹםH123Noun - proper - masculine singularthe earthאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singulartrembledרָעָ֔שָׁהH7493Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularגַּם־גַּם־H1571Conjunctionthe heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםH8064Noun - masculine pluralpoured [out rain]נָטָ֑פוּH5197Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralandגַּם־H1571Conjunctionthe cloudsעָבִ֖יםH5645Noun - common pluralpoured downנָ֥טְפוּH5197Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwaterמָֽיִם׃H4325Noun - masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Exodus 19:18Classic cross-references Amos 9:13Classic cross-references Psalms 97:5Classic cross-references Habakkuk 3:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 64:1Classic cross-references

Original words

The mountainsהָרִ֥יםH2022Noun - masculine pluralquakedנָזְל֖וּH5140Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralbeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Oneזֶ֣הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularof Sinaiסִינַ֔יH5514Noun - proper - feminine singularbeforeמִפְּנֵ֕יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֥יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular

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