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Judges 5:14

Judges 5:14
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek,.... In this and some following verses, Deborah makes mention of the tribes that were siding and assisting in this war, and of those that were…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Render “Of Ephraim (Deborah’s own tribe) came down those whose root is in Mount Amalek Jdg 12:15; after thee (O Ephraim) came Benjamin among thy people; of Machir (the west-Jordanic milies of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 5:12-23

Here, I. Deborah stirs up herself and Barak to celebrate this victory in the most solemn manner, to the glory of God and the honour of Israel, for the encouragement of their friends and the greater…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Out of Ephraimcame down they whose root is in Amalek i.e. those Ephraimites whose settled home was -in the hill country of the Amalekites," the latter term being used in Jdg 12:15 to describe the…