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15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah.
    The men of Issachar were with Barak.
    They went into the valley under his command.
In the territories of Reuben,
    men looked deeply into their hearts.
16 Why did they stay among the sheep pens?
    Why did they stay to hear shepherds whistling for the flocks?
In the territories of Reuben,
    men looked deeply into their hearts.
17 Gilead stayed east of the Jordan River.
    Why did Dan stay near the ships?
The men of Asher remained on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
    They stayed in their safe harbors.

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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