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15 The leaders of Issachar came with Deborah;
    yes, Issachar came and Barak too,
    and they followed him into the valley.
But the tribe of Reuben was divided;
    they could not decide to come.
16 Why did they stay behind with the sheep?
    To listen to shepherds calling the flocks?
Yes, the tribe of Reuben was divided;
    they could not decide to come.
17 The tribe of Gad stayed east of the Jordan,
    and the tribe of Dan remained by the ships.
The tribe of Asher stayed by the seacoast;
    they remained along the shore.

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15 The princes of Issachar(A) were with Deborah;(B)
    yes, Issachar was with Barak,(C)
    sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
16 Why did you stay among the sheep pens[a](D)
    to hear the whistling for the flocks?(E)
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
17 Gilead(F) stayed beyond the Jordan.
    And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher(G) remained on the coast(H)
    and stayed in his coves.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:16 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags