2. Praise ye the Lord for the 2. For the leading of the avenging of Israel, when the leaders in Israel, for the people willingly offered voluntary offering of the people, themselves. praise ye the Lord . . . 7. _The inhabitants of_ the 7. Leaders failed in Israel, villages ceased, they ceased in they failed, until that I, Israel, until that I Deborah Deborah, arose, that I arose a arose . . . mother in Israel . . . 10. Speak, ye that ride on white 10. Ye that ride on white asses, asses . . . . . . prepare a song, 11. _They that are delivered_ 11. Responsive to the voice of from the noise of archers in the those who divide the spoil by the places of drawing water, there watercourses. There they shall shall they rehearse the righteous rehearse the victories of the acts of the Lord, _even_ the Lord, the victory of his princes righteous acts _toward the in Israel; then shall the people inhabitants_ of his villages in of the Lord descend to the gates. Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates. 12. Awake, {13} awake, Deborah: 12. Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song. . . . awake, awake, utter a song . . . 13. Then he made him that 13. Then I _said_, Descend, ye remaineth have dominion over the remnant of the nobles of the nobles among the people: the Lord people! O Lord, descend for me made me have dominion over the among the mighty! mighty. 14. Out of Ephraim _was there_ a 14. Out of Ephraim _came those_ root of them against Amalek; whose dwelling is by Amalek. after thee, Benjamin, among thy After thee (Ephraim) _was_ people; out of Machir came down Benjamin among thy hosts; out of governors, and out of Zebulun Machir (Manasseh) came down they that handle the pen of the princes, and from Zebulun those writer. who grasp the staff of a leader. 15. And the princes of Issachar 15. The princes of Issachar also _were_ with Deborah; even _came_ with Deborah; yea, Issachar, and also Barak: he was Issachar was the staff of Barak. sent on foot into the valley. He rushed into the valley at his For the divisions of Reuben feet. For the divisions of _there were_ great thoughts of Reuben _I have_ great griefs of heart. heart . . . 16. Why abodest thou among the 16. Wherefore didst thou sit sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings still among the folds, to listen of the flocks? For the divisions to the lowing of the herds? For of Reuben _there were_ great the divisions of Reuben _I have_ searchings of heart. great revolvings of heart. 17. Gilead abode beyond Jordan: 17. Gilead (Gad) abode beyond and why did Dan remain in ships? Jordan; and Dan, why tarried he