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Judges 5:7-9
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Judges 5:7-9
Easy-to-Read Version
7 “There were no soldiers in Israel
until you came, Deborah,
until you came to be a mother to Israel.[a]
8 “God chose new leaders
to fight at the city gates.[b]
No one could find a shield or a spear
among the 40,000 soldiers of Israel.
9 “My heart is with the commanders of Israel.
They volunteered to go to war.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Judges 5:7 until you … to Israel Or “until I came, Deborah, until I came, mother of Israel.” Or “until I established you, Deborah, until I established you, mother of Israel.”
- Judges 5:8 God chose … gates Or “They chose to follow new gods. So they had to fight at their city gates.” The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.
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