Judges 5:17-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷The people of Gilead stayed
    across the Jordan.
Why did the tribe of Dan
    remain on their ships
and the tribe of Asher
stay along the coast
    near the harbors?

¹⁸But soldiers of Zebulun
    and Naphtali
risked their lives
    to attack the enemy.^[a]
¹⁹Canaanite kings fought us
at Taanach by the stream
    near Megiddo^[b]—
but they couldn't rob us
    of our silver.^[c]

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Footnotes

5.18 to attack the enemy: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
5.19 stream near Megiddo: Probably refers to one of the streams that flow into the Kishon River.
5.19 rob us of our silver: The army that won a battle would take everything of value from the dead enemy soldiers.

Judges 5:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Gilead^(A) stayed beyond the Jordan.
    And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher^(B) remained on the coast^(C)
    and stayed in his coves.
¹⁸The people of Zebulun^(D) risked their very lives;
    so did Naphtali^(E) on the terraced fields.^(F)