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Judges 5:10

Judges 5:10
Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Speak, ye that ride on white asses,.... Though in some countries, as in ours, it is reckoned disgraceful to ride on asses; so Leo Africanus (b) makes mention of a preacher in Africa, who was called…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ye that ride on white donkeys ... - i. e. nobles or magistrates. Deborah appeals to the classes mentioned in Jdg 5:6-7, to bear witness to the happy change that had followed the overthrow of Jabin.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 5:6-11

Here, I. Deborah describes the distressed state of Israel under the tyranny of Jabin, that the greatness of their trouble might make their salvation appear the more illustrious and the more gracious…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

In this most obscure verse the poet is generally supposed to call upon various classes of Israelites to take their share in celebrating the victory.

Tellof it So LXX, Vulgate The verb means…