Judges 5:1-2

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The Song of Deborah

5 Then sang Deb′orah and Barak the son of Abin′o-am on that day:^[a]

²“That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that the people offered themselves willingly,
bless^[b] the Lord!

Footnotes

5.1 The song of Deborah gives an alternative to the prose account of the previous chapter. Though touched up by later editors, it is very ancient and gives a valuable picture of the state of Israel in the thirteenth century b.c.
Judges 5:2 Or You who offered yourselves willingly among the people, bless

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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