Judges 5:2a
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5:2“When the leaders took the lead2 in Israel,
When the people answered the call to war—
Praise the Lord!
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- 2 The meaning of the Hebrew expression בִּפְרֹעַ פְּרָעוֹת (bifroa’ péra’ot) is uncertain. Numerous proposals are offered by commentators. (For a survey of opinions, see B. Lindars, Judges 1–5, 223–27.) The next line refers to the people who responded to Barak’s summons to war, so a reference to the leaders who issued the summons would provide a natural poetic parallel. In v. 9 the leaders (חוֹקְקֵי, khoqéqey) of the people and these same volunteers stand in poetic parallelism, so it is reasonable to assume that the difficult Hebrew term פְּרַעוֹת (péra’ot, v. 2a) is synonymous with חוֹקְקֵי (khoqéqey) of v. 9 (see Lindars, 227).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer themselves—
praise the Lord!
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When the leaders lead in Israel,
when the people volunteer,
blessed be the Lord.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Israel’s leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the Lord!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“When long hair hangs loosely in Israel,
when the people willingly offer themselves,
bless Yahweh!
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KJV 1900King James Version
Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel,
When the people willingly offered themselves.
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