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* And Debbora and Barac son of Abineem sang in that day , saying , * A revelation was made in Israel when the people were made willing : Praise ye the Lord . * Hear , ye kings , and hearken , rulers : I will sing , it is I who will sing to the Lord , it is I , I will sing a psalm to the Lord the God of Israel . * O Lord , in thy going forth on Seir , when thou wentest forth out of the land of Edom , the earth quaked and the heaven dropped dews , and the clouds dropped water . * The mountains were shaken before the face of the Lord Eloi , this Sina before the face of the Lord God of Israel . * In the days of Samegar son of Anath , in the days of Jael , they deserted the ways , and went in by-ways ; they went in crooked paths . * The mighty men in Israel failed , they failed until Debbora arose , until she arose a mother in Israel . * They chose new gods ; then the cities of rulers fought ; (note :)Gr . if there should be seen (:note ) there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel . * My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel ; ye that are willing among the people , bless the Lord . * Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day , ye that sit on the judgement-seat , and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgement by the way ; declare * ye that are delivered from the noise of (note :)Gr . noisy ones (:note ) disturbers among the drawers of water ; there shall they relate righteous acts : O Lord , increase righteous acts in Israel : then the people of the Lord went down to the cities . * Awake , awake , Debbora ; awake , awake , utter a song : arise , Barac , and lead thy captivity captive , son of Abineem . * Then went down the remnant to the strong , the people of the Lord went down for him among the mighty ones from me . * Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec , behind thee was Benjamin among thy people : the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy , and from Zabulon came they that (note :)Rather , draw or handle the scribe ’s pen , etc .(:note ) draw with the scribe ’s pen of record . * And princes in Issachar were with Debbora and Barac , thus she sent Barac on his feet in the valleys into the portions of Ruben ; great pangs (note :)Gr . reaching (:note ) reached to the heart . * Why did they sit between the sheep-folds to hear the bleating of flocks for the divisions of Ruben ? there were great searchings of heart . * Galaad is on the other side of Jordan where he pitched his tents ; and why does Dan remain in ships ? Aser sat down on the sea-coasts , and he will tabernacle at his (note :)Or , places of egress , etc .(:note ) ports . * The people Zabulon (note :)Lit . reproached (:note ) exposed their soul to death , and Nephthali came to the high places of their land . * Kings set themselves in array , then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo ; they took no gift of money . * The stars from heaven set themselves in array , they set themselves to fight with Sisara out of their paths . * The brook of Kison swept them away , the ancient brook , the brook Kison : my mighty soul will trample him down . * When the hoofs of the horse were entangled , his mighty ones earnestly hasted * to curse Meroz : Curse ye it , said the angel of the Lord ; cursed is every one that dwells in it , because they came not to the help of the Lord , to his help among the mighty . * Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite ; let her be blessed above women in tents . * He asked for water , she gave him milk in a dish ; she brought butter of princes . * She stretched forth her left hand to (note :)Or , pin of the tent (:note ) the nail , and her right to the hand workman ’s hammer , and she Lit . hammered smote Sisara with it , she nailed through his head and smote him ; she nailed through his temples . * He rolled down between her feet ; he fell and lay between her feet ; he bowed and fell : where he bowed , there he fell (note :)q . d ., having departed this life (:note ) dead . * The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole , saying , Why was his chariot ashamed ? why did the (note :)Or , feet of his horses ; lit ., feet of his chariots (:note ) wheels of his chariots tarry ? * Her wise ladies answered her , and she returned answers to herself , saying , * Will they not find him dividing the spoil ? he will surely (note :)i . e ., be gracious and kind in allowing the claim of each to his share (:note ) be gracious to every man : there are spoils of dyed garments for Sisara , spoils of various dyed garments , dyed embroidered garments , they are the spoils for his neck . * Thus let all thine enemies perish , O Lord : and they that love him shall be as the going forth of the sun in his strength . * And the land had rest forty years .

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