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Psalm 68:12b

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68:12Kings leading armies run away—they run away!25

The lovely lady26 of the house divides up the loot.

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Footnotes

  1. 25 The verbal repetition draws attention to the statement.
  2. 26 The Hebrew form appears to be the construct of נוּה (nuh, “pasture”) but the phrase “pasture of the house” makes no sense here. The translation assumes that the form is an alternative or corruption of נצוה (“beautiful woman”). A reference to a woman would be appropriate in light of v. 11b.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”

The women at home divide the spoil—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Kings and armies flee in haste;

the women at home divide the plunder.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“The kings of the armies flee—they flee!”

She who stays at home divides the spoil.

NLTNew Living Translation

Enemy kings and their armies flee,

while the women of Israel divide the plunder.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“The kings of armies flee, they flee,

and she who remains at home divides the spoil.

KJV 1900King James Version

Kings of armies did flee apace:

And she that tarried at home divided the spoil.