Judges 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.”

Judges 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!”

Judges 5:9 — World English Bible

Judges 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah. ”

Judges 5:9 — American Standard Version

Judges 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“My heart <FI>is<Fi> to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!”

Judges 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah! ”

Judges 5:9 — Darby Translation

Judges 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Mine heart is set on the gouernours of Israel, and on them that are willing among the people: praise ye the Lord.”

Judges 5:9 — Geneva Bible

Judges 5:9 in Context — Judges 5

7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.

10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.

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What Does Judges 5:9 Mean?

Judges 5:9 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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