The Meaning of Judges 5:15 Explained

Judges 5:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: And princes in Issachar are with Deborah, Yea, Issachar is right with Barak, Into the valley he was sent on his feet. In the divisions of Reuben, Great are the decrees of heart!

Darby: the princes of Is'sachar came with Deb'orah, and Is'sachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

ASV: And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.

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What is the context of Judges 5:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Judges 5:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 5:12-23 - The Stars In Their Courses

This noble psalm contains memorable sentences. The "captivity" phrase in Judges 5:12 is quoted in Psalms 68:18 and Ephesians 4:8; and in the latter is applied to the ascension of our Lord. He led in captivity those evil powers which had for so long held mankind in captivity. Let us not fear death, or the grave, or Hades. They have been bound to the chariot-wheels of our Lord, and their keys hang at his girdle, Revelation 1:18.

Levies and reinforcements poured in from the hill-country of Ephraim, once owned by Amalek, Judges 12:15; from little Benjamin; from the northern tribes: but the main brunt of the war of liberation fell on Zebulun and others adjacent to the plain of Esdraelon, one of the great battlefields of history. Megiddo stands to the south of this famous site and has given its name to the last momentous struggle of Armageddon. Clearly Deborah refers to a terrific storm that broke, perhaps at night, upon the plain, flooding the river Kishon and the adjacent lands, so that Sisera's chariots were rendered useless. O my soul, thou, too, mayest tread under foot thy foes, Judges 5:21, r.v., margin; but be sure never to refuse, as Meroz did, to respond when God needs thy help, Judges 5:23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 5

¹ The Song of Deborah and Barak

What do the individual words in Judges 5:15 mean?

And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah and as Issachar so [was] Barak into the valley Sent under his command Among the divisions of Reuben [There were] great resolves of heart

וְשָׂרַ֤י בְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙ עִם־ דְּבֹרָ֔ה וְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ כֵּ֣ן בָּרָ֔ק בָּעֵ֖מֶק שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרַגְלָ֑יו בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדֹלִ֖ים חִקְקֵי־ לֵֽב

וְשָׂרַ֤י	And the princes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
בְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙	of Issachar
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשָּׂשׂכָר Sense: the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name.
עִם־	[were] with
Parse: Preposition Root: עִם Sense: with.
דְּבֹרָ֔ה	Deborah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: דְּבֹורָה Sense: the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel.
וְיִשָּׂשכָר֙	and as Issachar
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשָּׂשׂכָר Sense: the 9th son of Jacob and the 5th by Leah his first wife and the progenitor of a tribe by his name.
כֵּ֣ן	so [was]
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
בָּרָ֔ק	Barak
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּרָק Sense: son of Abinoam of Kedesh who, incited by Deborah, a prophetess of Ephraim, delivered the Israelites from the yoke of Jabin by routing the Canaanites in the plain of Jezreel.
בָּעֵ֖מֶק	into the valley
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵמֶק Sense: valley, vale, lowland, open country.
שֻׁלַּ֣ח	Sent
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
בְּרַגְלָ֑יו	under his command
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular Root: רֶגֶל Sense: foot.
בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת	Among the divisions
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: פְּלֻגָּה Sense: division.
רְאוּבֵ֔ן	of Reuben
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: רְאוּבֵן Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
גְּדֹלִ֖ים	[There were] great
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
חִקְקֵי־	resolves
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: חֵקֶק Sense: decree, resolve, statute, action prescribed.
לֵֽב	of heart
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.

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