Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera.

New American Standard Bible

The stars fought from heaven,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.

King James Version

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

Holman Bible

The stars fought from the heavens;
the stars fought with Sisera from their courses.

International Standard Version

The stars fought from heaven; they fought against Sisera from their orbits.

A Conservative Version

From heaven the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

American Standard Version

From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.

Amplified


“From the heavens the stars fought,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.

Darby Translation

From heaven fought the stars, from their courses they fought against Sis'era.

Julia Smith Translation

From the heavens they fought; The stars from their raised ways fought with Sisera.

King James 2000

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The stars fought from heaven; from their courses they fought against Sisera.

Modern King James verseion

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

From heaven came battle: for the stars, being in their course, fought against Sisera.

NET Bible

From the sky the stars fought, from their paths in the heavens they fought against Sisera.

New Heart English Bible

From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.

The Emphasized Bible

From heaven, was the battle fought, - The stars in their courses, fought against Sisera.

Webster

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

World English Bible

From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.

Youngs Literal Translation

From the heavens they fought: The stars from their highways fought with Sisera.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

the stars
כּוכב 
Kowkab 
Usage: 37

מסלּה 
M@cillah 
Usage: 27

לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

Prayers for Judges 5:20

Context Readings

The Song Of Deborah And Barak

19 The kings came on to the fight, the kings of Canaan were warring; in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they took no profit in money. 20 The stars from heaven were fighting; from their highways they were fighting against Sisera. 21 The river Kishon took them violently away, stopping their flight, the river Kishon. Give praise, O my soul, to the strength of the Lord!

Cross References

Joshua 10:11

And in their flight before Israel, on the way down from Beth-horon, the Lord sent down great stones from heaven on them all the way to Azekah, causing their death: those whose death was caused by the stones were more than those whom the children of Israel put to death with the sword.

Judges 4:15

And the Lord sent fear on Sisera and all his war-carriages and all his army before Barak; and Sisera got down from his war-carriage and went in flight on foot.

1 Samuel 7:10

And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.

Psalm 77:17-18

The clouds sent out water; the skies gave out a sound; truly, your arrows went far and wide.

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