Judges 5:15

And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
princes	וְשָׂרַ֤י ve.sa.Rai	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
Issachar	בְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙ be.yi.sa.sh.Khar	H3485	Jissaskar · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Deborah	דְּבֹרָ֔ה de.vo.Rah	H1683	Deborah · proper noun, a woman's name
Issachar	וְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ ve.yi.sa.sh.Khar	H3485	Jissaskar · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Barak	בָּרָ֔ק ba.Rak	H1301	Barak · proper noun, a man's name
sent	שֻׁלַּ֣ח shu.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
foot	בְּרַגְלָ֑יו be.rag.Lav	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
valley	בָּעֵ֖מֶק ba.'E.mek	H6010	a vale (i.e. broad depression) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
divisions	פְּלַגָּה pᵉlaggâh	H6390	a runlet
Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֔ן re.'u.Ven	H7205	Reuben · proper noun, a man's name
great	גְּדֹלִ֖ים ge.do.Lim	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine plural absolute
thoughts	חִקְקֵי chi.kei-	H2711	an enactment · noun, common masculine plural construct
heart	לֵֽב Lev	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Judges 4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out befor…
Judges 4:6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, sayin…
Judges 4:10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
1 Chronicles 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were…
Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Acts 15:39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cypr…
Acts 20:13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:12-23

Here, I. Deborah stirs up herself and Barak to celebrate this victory in the most solemn manner, to the glory of God and the honour of Israel, for the encouragement of their friends and the greater confusion of their enemies, Jdg 5:12. 1. Deborah, as a prophetess, must do it by a song, to compose and sing which she excites herself: Awake, awake, and again, awake, awake, which intimates the sense she had of the excellency and difficulty of the work; it needed and well deserved the utmost liveliness and vigour of soul in the performance of it; all the powers and faculties of the soul in their closest intensity and application ought to be employed in it. Thus too she expresses the sense she had…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 5:15

Then comes a reproachful notice of the tribes which did not obey the summons to take the field against the common enemy of Israel. By the divisions--that is, the watercourses which descend from the eastern hills unto the Jordan and Dead Sea. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart--They felt the patriotic impulse and determined, at first, to join the ranks of their western brethren, but resiled from the purpose, preferring their peaceful shepherd songs to the trumpet sound of war.

John Gill on Judges 5:15

And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah,.... On Mount Tabor, whither they came to offer themselves to join in the war against Jabin; or to assist with their counsels, the men of this tribe being understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 1 Chronicles 12:32. even Issachar: not the princes only, but the whole tribe also; so the Targum paraphrases it,"the rest of the tribe of Issachar:" and also Barak, he was sent on foot into the valley; which was at the bottom of Mount Tabor, from whence he was sent down by Deborah, when Sisera's army was come thither; and where he went cheerfully on foot at the head of his 10,000 men, to engage Sisera with his horse and chariots; an…

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The Church Fathers

(Judges 5:15) The leaders of Issachar were with Deborah. In Hebrew: the princes, that is, the teachers of the Law, were with Deborah to praise the Lord, and Barak followed in the footsteps of the age. It is to be understood that a certain part of them remained with Deborah to praise the Lord, and a part followed Barak to exhort and vanquish Sisera. Who, as if into a precipice, gave himself to danger. Barak, indeed, believing the words of the Lord, gave himself to danger, throwing himself into the torrent Kishon, pursuing and vanquishing the army of Sisera. For in this place a raging torrent is understood as the abyss. Ruben, on the other hand, is divided within himself, and a dispute of noble men is found. It is written in the Book of Judges against itself. For the voice of Deborah is heard, rebuking the tribe of Ephraim, because they did not obey the command of the Lord and did not go with their brothers to fight against the enemies of the Lord. But he, being terrified by fear and unbelieving in the words of the Lord, separated himself from them and, because of that, was found to be proud, that is, arrogant. And so their reproof follows in the spirit of prophecy, saying:
— Jerome, Commentary on the Song of Deborah

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Dictionary and topics

Barak — Lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judg. 4:6). At the summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin. She accompanied him into the battle, and gave the signal for the little army to make the attack; in…
Deborah — A bee. (1.) Rebekah’s nurse. She accompanied her mistress when she left her father’s house in Padan-aram to become the wife of Isaac (Gen. 24:59). Many years afterwards she died at Bethel, and was…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Reuben, Tribe of — At the Exodus numbered 46,500 male adults, from twenty years old and upwards (Num. 1:20, 21), and at the close of the wilderness wanderings they numbered only 43,730 (26:7). This tribe united with…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Succoth — Booths. (1.) The first encampment of the Israelites after leaving Ramesses (Ex. 12:37); the civil name of Pithom (q.v.). (2.) A city on the east of Jordan, identified with Tell Dar’ala, a high mound,…
Women — The position of women in the Hebrew commonwealth contrasts favorably with that which in the present day is assigned to them generally in eastern countries. The most salient point of contrast in the…
Armies Of Israel, The · Called: Composed of infantry — Called: Composed of infantry
Country · LOVE OF — LOVE OF
Issachar · .Join — .Join
Issachar, The Tribe Of · Assisted Deborah against Sisera

Judges 5:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:12-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 5:15

John Gill on Judges 5:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Judges 5:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:12-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 5:15

John Gill on Judges 5:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 5:15-16

Rashi on Judges 5:15