Judges 5:13
in Judges 5Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people; Jehovah came down for me against the mighty.
KJV
Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
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This verse in Judges 5
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
This verse is otherwise rendered: “then a remnant of the nobles came down; the people of the Lord came down for me against the mighty.” The following verses mention in detail who this “remnant” were.
This site's exposition
Awake, awake, sing a song
on Judges 5:12-13
The song calls on itself to wake with four imperatives, then calls Barak by his father's name. Its "take hold of your captives" shares a Hebrew phrase with Psalm 68:18, "You have led captives away", which Paul quotes of Christ at Ephesians 4:8. Verse 13 sets "the survivors" against "the mighty", so the poem states plainly that the smaller party won.
This site's exposition
Then the survivors came down
Albert Barnes gives another rendering, that a remnant of the nobles came down, and the people of the LORD came down for the singer against the mighty. On his reading the following verses name who this remnant were. The roll call of the tribes begins at verse 14.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"Awake, Awake, Deborah!" Increase righteousness, establish the people, arise for the glory of God and the salvation of the people. "Gathering strength, arise Barak!" Arise and establish [the people] as was said to Moses, "Stand by me." David likewise said, "Our feet stand in your …
(Judges 5:13) Then the remnants of the people were saved. This sentence is to be connected to the previous sentence, which says: Where the righteousness of the Lord is told, the strength of Israel's mercy; because then the remnants of the people were saved. The Lord fought in the strongholds. In Hebrew it is written: The Lord fought for me in the strongholds. And this is the voice of all the people of Israel; for He fought for them against the Egyptians and against the other enemies of Israel. Unde et sequitur.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The power of the enemy must be taken notice of, that the victory may appear the more glorious. Jabin and Sisera had been mentioned in the history, but here it appears further, (1.) That Amalek was in league with Jabin, and sent him in assistance, or endeavoured to do it. Ephraim is here said to act against Amalek (
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Then he made him that remaineth,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The wells which are at a little distance from towns in the East, are, in unsettled times, places of danger. But in peace they are scenes of pleasant and joyous resort.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Make him that remaineth - This appears to be spoken of Barak, who is represented as being only a remnant of the people.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Awaken, awaken. The inference is, "awaken to praise," as plainly indicated. "Intensify your singing." However, the Rabbis remark, 17 Pesachim,:b. because she was self lauditory and said, "Until I rose, Devorah," 18 Thereby favoring herself over the leaders who preceded her.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
In Ephraim. From Ephraim emerged the root of Yehoshua bin Nun's dominance over Amaleik. Yehoshua was descended from Ephraim, son of Yoseif, and Amaleik was a descendant of Eisov.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָ֚ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| יְרַ֣ד | yerad | he went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| שָׂרִ֔יד | sarid | [the] survivor[s] | H8300 → | |
| לְאַדִּירִ֖ים | leadirim | of [the] nobles | H117 → | |
| עָ֑ם | ʾam | [the] people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יְהוָ֕ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יְרַד־ | yerad- | he went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| לִ֖י | li | to <the> me | ||
| בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ | bagiborim | among the mighty [ones] | H1368 → | 158 times |
אָ֚זthen
ʾazH227 →141 times
יְרַ֣דhe went down
yeradH3381 →381 times
שָׂרִ֔יד[the] survivor[s]
saridH8300 →
לְאַדִּירִ֖יםof [the] nobles
leadirimH117 →
עָ֑ם[the] people
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
יְהוָ֕הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
יְרַד־he went down
yerad-H3381 →381 times
לִ֖יto <the> me
li
בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃among the mighty [ones]
bagiborimH1368 →158 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
- 1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- 1 John 5:4–5
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- Revelation 21:7
The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
- 1 Corinthians 15:57
Through
Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know…
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
- Isaiah 60:14
Through
Psalms 75:7but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
it leads to
- Luke 1:52
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- Luke 1:52
Where this verse is studied
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About Judges
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on the Song of Deborah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Procopius of Gaza, COMMENTARY ON JUDGES 5.12.