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¹ Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: ² Bless the Lord! ³ I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. ⁴ The clouds also poured water; ⁵ This Sinai, before the Lord God of Israel. ⁶ And the travelers walked along the byways. ⁷ Arose a mother in Israel. ⁸ Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel. ⁹ Bless the Lord! ¹⁰ And who walk along the road. ¹¹ Then the people of the Lord shall go down to the gates. ¹² O son of Abinoam! ¹³ The Lord came down for me against the mighty. ¹⁴ And from Zebulun those who bear the recruiter’s staff. ¹⁵ There were great resolves of heart. ¹⁶ The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart. ¹⁷ And stayed by his inlets. ¹⁸ Naphtali also, on the heights of the battlefield. ¹⁹ They took no spoils of silver. ²⁰ The stars from their courses fought against Sisera. ²¹ O my soul, march on in strength! ²² The galloping, galloping of his steeds. ²³ To the help of the Lord against the mighty.’ ²⁴ Blessed is she among women in tents. ²⁵ She brought out cream in a lordly bowl. ²⁶ She split and struck through his temple. ²⁷ Where he sank, there he fell dead. ²⁸ Why tarries the clatter of his chariots?’ ²⁹ Yes, she answered herself, ³⁰ Two pieces of dyed embroidery for the neck of the looter?’ ³¹ So the land had rest for forty years.