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15 And the chiefs[a] in Issachar were with Deborah;
    and Issachar likewise was with Barak;
    into the valley he was sent to get him from behind.[b]
Among the clans of Reuben
    were great decisions of the heart.[c]
16 Why do you sit among the sheepfolds,
    to hear the calling sounds of the herds?
For the clans of Reuben,
    there were great searchings of the heart.
17 Gilead has remained[d] beyond the Jordan.
    Why did Dan dwell as a foreigner with ships?
Asher sat at the coast of the waters,
    and by his coves he has been settling down.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:15 Hebrew “my chiefs”; ancient translations read “the chiefs”
  2. Judges 5:15 Literally “he was sent at his feet”
  3. Judges 5:15 Or “thoughts of the heart”
  4. Judges 5:17 Or “stayed”

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