KJV King James Version
Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 5:14
Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
WEB World English Bible
Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
ASV American Standard Version
Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal’s staff.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Out of Ephraim their root is against Amalek. After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down lawgivers, And out of Zebulun those drawing with the reed of a writer.
Surrounding context — Judges 5
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.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
14 Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
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.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great searchings of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מִנִּ֣יH4480 · minfromאֶפְרַ֗יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraimשָׁרְשָׁם֙H8328 · she.reshrootבַּעֲמָלֵ֔קH6002 · a.ma.leqAmalekאַחֲרֶ֥יךָH310 · a.charafterבִנְיָמִ֖יןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminבַּֽעֲמָמֶ֑יךָH5971 · ampeopleמִנִּ֣יH4480 · minfromמָכִ֗ירH4353 · ma.khirMachirיָֽרְדוּ֙H3381 · ya.radto go downמְחֹ֣קְקִ֔יםH2710 · cha.qaqto decreeוּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ןH2074 · ze.vu.lunZebulunמֹשְׁכִ֖יםH4900 · ma.shakhto drawבְּשֵׁ֥בֶטH7626 · she.vettribe: staffסֹפֵֽר׃H5608 · sa.pharto recount
Cross-references
Judges 12:15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.Numbers 32:39-40And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which [was] in it.Judges 3:27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.Judges 3:13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.Judges 4:5-6And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.Judges 4:14And 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 before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.Judges 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.Exodus 17:8-16Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
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