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Berean Standard Bible

“‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’”

Judges 5:12

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Judges 5 is the victory song of Deborah and Barak, one of the oldest poems in the Bible, celebrating Israel's defeat of Sisera's Canaanite army. The song praises those who volunteered and rebukes tribes that stayed away.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’

World English Bible (WEB)

‘Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.’

King James Version (KJV)

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Awake! awake! Deborah: awake! awake! give a song: Up! Barak, and take prisoner those who took you prisoner, O son of Abinoam.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Despierta, despierta, Débora; despierta, despierta, profiere un cántico. Levántate, Barac, y lleva tus cautivos, hijo de Abinoam.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¡Despierta, oh Débora, y canta! ¡Levántate, oh Barac, oh hijo de Abinoam, y lleva tus cautivos!

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