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15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah,
    Issachar was with Barak;
    he sent them into the valley under his command.
In the districts of Reuben
    there were serious doubts.
16 Why did you stay among the sheep folds
    to hear the bleating of the flocks?
In the districts of Reuben
    there were serious doubts.
17 Gilead remained beyond the Jordan.
    Dan, why did he remain by the ships?
Asher remained by the seashore
    and stayed in his coves.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:17 After receiving a territory west of Jerusalem, Dan pushed northward to the region of the sources of the Jordan (see chs. 17–18).