30 (A)Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoils?
A concubine, two concubines for every warrior;
To Sisera a spoil of dyed cloth,
A spoil of dyed cloth embroidered,
Dyed cloth of double embroidery on the [a]neck of the plunderer?’
31 (B)May all Your enemies perish in this way, Lord;
(C)But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.”

And the land was at rest for forty years.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:30 Lit necks of the spoil

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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