The Meaning of Judges 5:9 Explained

Judges 5:9

KJV: My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

YLT: My heart is to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!

Darby: My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 5:9?

MEANING: What does Judges 5:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 5:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 5:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

My heart  [is] toward the governors  of Israel,  that offered themselves willingly  among the people.  Bless  ye the LORD. 

What does Judges 5:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 5:1-11 - The Song Of A "mother In Israel"
One of the noblest odes in literature! It celebrates a mighty victory through the enthusiastic consecration of the people, who laid themselves as freewill offerings on the altar of their country's deliverance, Judges 5:2; Judges 5:9. There is a greater cause that summons us today, for we fight "not against flesh and blood, but"¦ against the rulers of the darkness of this world," Ephesians 6:12.
The singer recites the mighty deeds of the Exodus, Judges 5:4-5. She feels that the present hour is not less full of God. Let us dare to believe that today is as sublime as any day of the past, and live as though it were. She describes the desolations caused by the foe: the divested caravans, the deserted roads, the defenseless, weaponless people, Judges 5:6-8. She tells how men mustered in the city gates to take their part in the great effort to which she called them, Judges 5:9-11. Ye daughters of Deborah, who know God, wake again and sing till your hearts grow hot again; and ye brethren of Barak, arm yourselves for battle against the lies, fashions and sins that curse both the Church and the world! [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 5

1  The Song of Deborah and Barak

What do the individual words in Judges 5:9 mean?

My heart [is] with the rulers of Israel who offered themselves willingly with the people Bless Yahweh!
לִבִּי֙ לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים בָּעָ֑ם בָּרֲכ֖וּ יְהוָֽה

לִבִּי֙  My  heart  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י  with  the  rulers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: חָקַק  
Sense: to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים  who  offered  themselves  willingly 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָדַב  
Sense: to incite, impel, make willing.
בָּעָ֑ם  with  the  people 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
בָּרֲכ֖וּ  Bless 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh! 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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