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11 Hear[a] the sound of those who divide the sheep[b] among the watering places;
there they tell of[c] the Lord’s victorious deeds,
the victorious deeds of his warriors[d] in Israel.
Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates—

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  1. Judges 5:11 tn The word “Hear” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
  2. Judges 5:11 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Some translate “those who distribute the water” (HALOT 344 s.v. חצץ pi). For other options see B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 246-47.
  3. Judges 5:11 tn Or perhaps “repeat.”
  4. Judges 5:11 tn See the note on the term “warriors” in v. 7.

11 the voice of the singers[a] at the watering places.
    They recite the victories(A) of the Lord,
    the victories of his villagers in Israel.

“Then the people of the Lord
    went down to the city gates.(B)

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  1. Judges 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

11 They 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.

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