Judges 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.”

Judges 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!”

Judges 5:2 — World English Bible

Judges 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah. ”

Judges 5:2 — American Standard Version

Judges 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.”

Judges 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah! ”

Judges 5:2 — Darby Translation

Judges 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Praise ye the Lord for the auenging of Israel, and for the people that offred themselues willingly.”

Judges 5:2 — Geneva Bible

Judges 5:2 in Context — Judges 5

1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

4 Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

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What Does Judges 5:2 Mean?

Judges 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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