And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
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Gill's Exposition
And Barak said unto her,.... To Deborah, after she had delivered the words of the Lord unto him:
if thou wilt go with me, then I will go; which showed faith hi the word of the Lord, for which he is…
Barnes' Notes
Barak, like Gideon Jdg 6:15, Jdg 6:36, Jdg 6:40, and Abraham Gen 15:2-3; Gen 17:18, and Moses Exo 4:10, Exo 4:13, and Peter Mat 14:30-31, exhibited some weakness of faith at first. But this only makes…
The year of the redeemed at length came, when Israel was to be delivered out of the hands of Jabin, and restored again to their liberty, which we may suppose the northern tribes, that lay nearest to…
Cambridge Bible
If thou wilt go with me By having the prophetess with him, Barak could count upon divine guidance, cf. Jdg 4:4. The LXX. cod. B and Luc. brings this out by adding -for I know not the day whereon the…