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12 (A)Awake, awake, Deborah;
Awake, awake, [a]utter a song!
Arise, Barak, and (B)take away your captives, O son of Abinoam.
13 Then survivors came down to the mighty ones;
The people of Yahweh came down to me as warriors.
14 From Ephraim those whose root is (C)in Amalek came down,
Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples;
From Machir commanders came down,
And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of a scribe.

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  1. Judges 5:12 Lit speak

12 “Awake,(A) awake, Deborah!
Awake, awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away,
O son of Abinoam!

13 “Then the survivors came down, the people against the nobles;
The Lord came down for me against the mighty.
14 From Ephraim were those whose roots were in (B)Amalek.
After you, Benjamin, with your peoples,
From Machir rulers came down,
And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter’s staff.

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12 (A)“Awake, awake, Deborah!
    Awake, awake, break out in a song!
Arise, Barak, (B)lead away your captives,
    O son of Abinoam.
13 Then down marched the remnant of the noble;
    the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.
14 From (C)Ephraim their root (D)they marched down into the valley,[a]
    following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen;
from (E)Machir marched down the commanders,
    and from Zebulun those who bear the lieutenant's[b] staff;

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  1. Judges 5:14 Septuagint; Hebrew in Amalek
  2. Judges 5:14 Hebrew commander's

12 ‘Wake up,(A) wake up, Deborah!(B)
    Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!(C)
    Take captive your captives,(D) son of Abinoam.’

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,(E) whose roots were in Amalek;(F)
    Benjamin(G) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir(H) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s[a] staff.

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