Judges 5:14-16

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^13-14 Down from Mount Tabor marched the noble remnant.

The people of the Lord

Marched down against great odds.

They came from Ephraim and Benjamin,

From Machir and from Zebulun.

¹⁵ Down into the valley

Went the princes of Issachar

With Deborah and Barak.

At God’s command they rushed into the valley.

(But the tribe of Reuben didn’t go.

¹⁶ Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds,

Playing your shepherd pipes?

Yes, the tribe of Reuben has an uneasy conscience.