<t /><p class="bodytext">On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song:<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Now Deborah, a prophetess,<n id="1" /> wife of Lappidoth, was<n id="2" /> leading<n id="3" /> Israel at that time.

<p class="poetry">Warriors<n id="1" /> were scarce,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they were scarce in Israel,p> <p class="poetry">until you<n id="3" /> arose, Deborah,p> <p class="poetry">until you arose as a motherly protector<n id="4" /> in Israel.p>

(Deborah,<n id="1" /> Rebekah&#8217;s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named<n id="2" /> Oak of Weeping.)<n id="3" />p>

She would sit<n id="1" /> under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel<n id="2" /> in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled.<n id="3" />p>

Barak summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him;<n id="1" /> Deborah went up with him as well.

<p class="poetry">Wake up, wake up, Deborah!p> <p class="poetry">Wake up, wake up, sing a song!p> <p class="poetry">Get up, Barak!p> <p class="poetry">Capture your prisoners of war,<n id="1" /> son of Abinoam!p>

<p class="poetry">Issachar&#8217;s leaders were with Deborah,p> <p class="poetry">the men of Issachar<n id="1" /> supported<n id="2" /> Barak;p> <p class="poetry">into the valley they were sent under Barak&#8217;s command.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Among the clans of Reuben there was intense<n id="4" /> heart searching.<n id="5" />p>

She said, &#8220;I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame<n id="1" /> on the expedition you are undertaking,<n id="2" /> for the <sc>Lordsc> will turn Sisera over to a woman.&#8221;<n id="3" /> Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Deborah said to Barak, &#8220;Spring into action,<n id="1" /> for this is the day the <sc>Lordsc> is handing Sisera over to you!<n id="2" /> Has the <sc>Lordsc> not taken the lead?&#8221;<n id="3" /> Barak quickly went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.