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Judges 5
⁶ "In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were deserted, And travelers went by roundabout ways.
⁷ "The peasantry ceased, they ceased in Israel, Until I, Deborah, arose, Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
⁸ "New gods were chosen; Then war was in the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel.
⁹ "My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the Lord!
¹⁰ "You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road-sing!
¹¹ "At the sound of those who divide flocks among the watering places, There they shall recount the righteous deeds of the Lord, The righteous deeds for His peasantry in Israel. Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates.
¹² "Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and take away your captives, O son of Abinoam.
¹³ "Then survivors came down to the nobles; The people of the Lord came down to me as warriors.
¹⁴ "From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down, Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples; From Machir commanders came down, And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of office.
¹⁵ "And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed at his heels; Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.
¹⁶ "Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the piping for the flocks? Among the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.