Judges 5:16

5:16 Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, ¹ 

listening to the shepherds playing their pipes ²  for their flocks? ³ 

As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

Judges 5:15

5:15 Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah,

the men of Issachar ⁴  supported ⁵  Barak;

into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. ⁶ 

Among the clans of Reuben there was intense ⁷  heart searching. ⁸ 

Judges 18:20

18:20 The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. ⁹ 

[5:16]  ¹ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word מִשְׁפְּתַיִם (mishpÿtayim) is uncertain. Some understand the word to mean “campfires.”

[5:16]  ² tn Or “whistling.”

[5:16]  ³ tn Heb “listening to the pipe playing for the flocks.”

[5:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “Issachar.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:15]  ⁵ tn Or “was true to.”

[5:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “at his feet.”

[5:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “great was.”

[5:15]  ⁸ tc The great majority of Hebrew mss have “resolves of heart,” but a few mss read “searchings of heart,” which is preferable in light of v. 16.

[18:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “and went into the midst of the people.”