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13 Then the remnant of the nobles marched,
    the people of the Lord came to me with the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,
    whose roots were in Amalek;
    Benjamin was with your people who followed you.
From Machir[a] officers came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s staff.
15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah,
    Issachar was with Barak;
    he sent them into the valley under his command.
In the districts of Reuben
    there were serious doubts.

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  1. Judges 5:14 Machir: the elder son of Manasseh; here he stands for the half-tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan, as opposed to the eastern half in Gilead.

13 “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
14 Some came from Ephraim,(A) whose roots were in Amalek;(B)
    Benjamin(C) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(D) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[a] staff.
15 The princes of Issachar(E) were with Deborah;(F)
    yes, Issachar was with Barak,(G)
    sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.