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From Ephraim were those whose roots were in Amalek. After you, Benjamin, with your peoples, From Machir rulers came down, And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter's staff.
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And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As Issachar, so was Barak Sent into the valley under his command; Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.
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Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.
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Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan, And why did Dan remain on ships? Asher continued at the seashore, And stayed by his inlets.
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Zebulun is a people who jeopardized their lives to the point of death, Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield.
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"The kings came and fought, Then the kings of Canaan fought In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoils of silver.
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They fought from the heavens; The stars from their courses fought against Sisera.
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The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent of Kishon. O my soul, march on in strength!
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Then the horses' hooves pounded, The galloping, galloping of his steeds.
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'Curse Meroz,' said the angel of the Lord, 'Curse its inhabitants bitterly, Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty.'
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"Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents.