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Berean Standard Bible

“Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.”

Judges 5:7

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Deborah and Barak sing a victory song after defeating Sisera's army. The song recalls how Israel's villages had been empty and weak before Deborah rose.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.

World English Bible (WEB)

The rulers ceased in Israel. They ceased until I, Deborah, arose; Until I arose a mother in Israel.

King James Version (KJV)

The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Country towns were no more in Israel, *** were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Las aldeas habían cesado en Israel, habían decaído; hasta que yo Débora me levanté, me levanté madre en Israel.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los pueblos de Israel quedaron abandonados, hasta que yo, Débora, surgí como una madre para Israel.

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