Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Warriors were scarce, they were scarce in Israel, until you arose, Deborah, until you arose as a motherly protector in Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
King James Version
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Holman Bible
they were deserted in Israel,
until I, Deborah,
a mother in Israel.
International Standard Version
Rural populations plummeted in Israel; until I, Deborah, arose; until I an Israeli mother arose.
A Conservative Version
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
American Standard Version
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
Amplified
“The villagers ceased to be; they ceased in Israel
Until I, Deborah, arose,
Until I arose, a mother in Israel.
Bible in Basic English
Country towns were no more in Israel, *** were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.
Darby Translation
The peasantry ceased in Israel, they ceased until you arose, Deb'orah, arose as a mother in Israel.
Julia Smith Translation
The rulers ceased in Israel: they ceased Till I, Deborah, arose: I arose a mother in Israel.
King James 2000
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The warriors ceased; they failed to appear in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose; I arose [as] a mother in Israel.
Modern King James verseion
The leaders ceased in Israel, they ceased until I, Deborah, arose; until I arose, a mother in Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The villages were uninhabited in Israel; were uninhabited until I, Deborah, arose; until I arose a mother in Israel.
New Heart English Bible
The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
There was a failure of rulers, in Israel, a failure, - until I arose, a Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel: -
Webster
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
World English Bible
The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
Villages ceased in Israel -- they ceased, Till that I arose -- Deborah, That I arose, a mother in Israel.
Themes
Deborah » The prophetess, a judge of israel
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges
Interlinear
Chadal
Chadal
Quwm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael caravans disappeared; travelers had to go on winding side roads. 7 Warriors were scarce, they were scarce in Israel, until you arose, Deborah, until you arose as a motherly protector in Israel. 8 God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel.
Cross References
Judges 4:4-6
Now Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.
2 Samuel 20:19
I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord's inheritance?"
Esther 9:19
This is why the Jews who are in the rural country -- those who live in rural cities -- set aside the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a holiday for happiness, banqueting, holiday, and sending gifts to one another.
Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your children's guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
Romans 16:13
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother who was also a mother to me.