Judges 5:15

And princes in Issachar were with Deborah and Barak, 1 Thus she sent Barak on his feet in the valleys 1 Into the portions of Reuben; 1 Great pangs reached to the heart. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

14Ephraim rooted them out in Amalek, 1 Behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: 1 The inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, 1 And from Zebulun came they that draw with the scribe’s pen of record. 1

16Why did they sit between the sheepfolds 1 To hear the bleating of flocks 1 For the divisions of Reuben? 1 There were great searchings of heart. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah, the firstborn of Jacob; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun.

Judges 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali out of Kedesh, and there went up at his feet ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.

1 Chronicles 12:32And of the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, even those who were named by name, to make David king.

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:13-24

12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty. 14 Out 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. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also… Read the whole commentary →

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