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29 Her wise princesses would answer her,
Indeed she repeats her words to herself,
30 (A)Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil?
A maiden, two maidens for every mighty man;
To Sisera a spoil of dyed work,
A spoil of dyed work embroidered,
Dyed work of double embroidery on the [a]neck of the spoil?’
31 (B)Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Yahweh;
(C)But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.”

And the land was quiet for forty years.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:30 Lit necks

29 The wisest of her ladies answer her;
    indeed, she keeps saying to herself,
30 ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:(A)
    a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
    colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments(B) for my neck—
    all this as plunder?(C)

31 “So may all your enemies perish,(D) Lord!
    But may all who love you be like the sun(E)
    when it rises in its strength.”(F)

Then the land had peace(G) forty years.

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