Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He will choose new gods; Then war in the gates: If a shield was seen, and a lance, Among forty thousand in Israel
New American Standard Bible
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
King James Version
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Holman Bible
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
International Standard Version
New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.
A Conservative Version
They chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
American Standard Version
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
Amplified
“They chose new gods;
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen
Among forty thousand in Israel?
Bible in Basic English
They had no one to make arms, there were no more armed men in the towns; was there a body-cover or a spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Darby Translation
When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
King James 2000
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Lexham Expanded Bible
God chose new [leaders], then war [was at the] gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.
Modern King James verseion
They chose new gods; then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"God chose new fashions of war, for when they had war at their gates: there was not seen, among forty thousand, either shield or spear in Israel.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
The Emphasized Bible
They chose gods that were new, Then, - war at the gates! Was there, a shield, to be seen? or a spear? among forty thousand in Israel?
Webster
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
World English Bible
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Youngs Literal Translation
He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.
Themes
military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » New gods
Shields » Were scarce in israel in the days of deborah and barak
Spears » The israelites » Ill provided with, in the times of deborah and saul
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:8
Prayers for Judges 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
7 The rulers ceased in Israel: they ceased Till I, Deborah, arose: I arose a mother in Israel. 8 He will choose new gods; Then war in the gates: If a shield was seen, and a lance, Among forty thousand in Israel 9 My heart to the leaders of Israel, Those giving voluntarily among the people: Praise ye Jehovah.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:16-17
He will cause him to be jealous with strangers, With abominations they will irritate him.
Judges 2:12
And they will forsake Jehovah the God of their fathers bringing them out of the land of Egypt, and go after other gods from the gods of the peoples which are round about them, and they will worship to them and provoke Jehovah.
Judges 2:17
And also they will not hear to their judges, for they committed fornications after other gods, and they will worship to them: they turned aside quickly from the way which their fathers went to hear the commands of Jehovah; they did not so.
Judges 4:3
And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah; for nine hundred chariots of iron to him; and he pressed the sons of Israel by force twenty years.
1 Samuel 13:19-22
And an artificer will not be found in all the land of Israel: (for the rovers said, Lest the Hebrews shall make a sword or spear:)