Judges 5:9
New International Version
My heart is with Israel’s princes, with the willing volunteers among the people. Praise the LORD!

New Living Translation
My heart is with the commanders of Israel, with those who volunteered for war. Praise the LORD!

English Standard Version
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!

King James Bible
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

New King James Version
My heart is with the rulers of Israel Who offered themselves willingly with the people. Bless the LORD!

New American Standard Bible
“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the LORD!

NASB 1995
“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the LORD!

NASB 1977
“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the LORD!

Legacy Standard Bible
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless Yahweh!

Amplified Bible
“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the LORD!

Christian Standard Bible
My heart is with the leaders of Israel, with the volunteers of the people. Blessed be the LORD!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My heart is with the leaders of Israel, with the volunteers of the people. Praise the LORD!

American Standard Version
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My heart said to The Lawgiver of Israel: “Those who are set apart among the people have blessed LORD JEHOVAH”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
I praise you, LORD, and I am grateful for those leaders and soldiers who volunteered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.

English Revised Version
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people: bless ye the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My heart goes out to Israel's commanders, to those people who volunteered. Praise the LORD!

Good News Translation
My heart is with the commanders of Israel, with the people who gladly volunteered. Praise the LORD!

International Standard Version
My heart is for the commanders of Israel, to those who work willingly among the people. Bless the LORD!

JPS Tanakh 1917
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

Literal Standard Version
My heart [is] to the lawgivers of Israel, | Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, | Bless YHWH!

Majority Standard Bible
My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!

New American Bible
My heart is with the leaders of Israel, with the dedicated ones of the people—bless the LORD;

NET Bible
My heart went out to Israel's leaders, to the people who answered the call to war. Praise the LORD!

New Revised Standard Version
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
My heart is toward the leaders of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
My heart is towards the governors of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye the LORD.

World English Bible
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!

Young's Literal Translation
My heart is to the lawgivers of Israel, Who are offering themselves willingly among the people, Bless ye Jehovah!

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Context
The Song of Deborah and Barak
8When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel. 9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD! 10You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder…

Cross References
Judges 5:2
"When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.

2 Chronicles 17:16
and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.

Nehemiah 11:2
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.


Treasury of Scripture

My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless you the LORD.

offered

Judges 5:2
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

1 Chronicles 29:9
Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

2 Corinthians 8:3,4,12,17
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; …

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(9) My heart is toward the governors of Israel.--The fact that even in this extremity Israel had men (literally, law-givers) who were willing to brave any danger to rescue their people fills Deborah with gratitude to them and to God.

Among the people.--When the leaders moved, the people moved with them.

Verse 9. - What a contrast with that fainthearted submission was the recent triumphant rising! Exultation and thanksgiving for the devotion of the people break out again, as in ver. 2.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My heart
לִבִּי֙ (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

is with the princes
לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י (lə·ḥō·wq·qê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2710: To hack, engrave, to enact, prescribe

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

with the volunteers
הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים (ham·miṯ·nad·də·ḇîm)
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5068: To impel, to volunteer, to present spontaneously

among the people.
בָּעָ֑ם (bā·‘ām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

Bless
בָּרֲכ֖וּ (bā·ră·ḵū)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

the LORD!
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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