The Meaning of Judges 5:8 Explained

Judges 5:8

KJV: They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

YLT: He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.

Darby: When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

ASV: They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 5:8?

MEANING: What does Judges 5:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 5:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 5:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They chose  new  gods;  then [was] war  in the gates:  was there a shield  or spear  seen  among forty  thousand  in Israel? 

What does Judges 5:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 5:1-11 - The Song Of A "mother In Israel"
One of the noblest odes in literature! It celebrates a mighty victory through the enthusiastic consecration of the people, who laid themselves as freewill offerings on the altar of their country's deliverance, Judges 5:2; Judges 5:9. There is a greater cause that summons us today, for we fight "not against flesh and blood, but"¦ against the rulers of the darkness of this world," Ephesians 6:12.
The singer recites the mighty deeds of the Exodus, Judges 5:4-5. She feels that the present hour is not less full of God. Let us dare to believe that today is as sublime as any day of the past, and live as though it were. She describes the desolations caused by the foe: the divested caravans, the deserted roads, the defenseless, weaponless people, Judges 5:6-8. She tells how men mustered in the city gates to take their part in the great effort to which she called them, Judges 5:9-11. Ye daughters of Deborah, who know God, wake again and sing till your hearts grow hot again; and ye brethren of Barak, arm yourselves for battle against the lies, fashions and sins that curse both the Church and the world! [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 5

1  The Song of Deborah and Barak

What do the individual words in Judges 5:8 mean?

They chose gods new then [there was] war in the gates A shield Not was seen or spear among forty thousand in Israel
יִבְחַר֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אָ֖ז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִ֑ים מָגֵ֤ן אִם־ יֵֽרָאֶה֙ וָרֹ֔מַח בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף ؟ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

יִבְחַר֙  They  chose 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים  gods 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים  new 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָדָשׁ  
Sense: new, new thing, fresh.
לָחֶ֣ם  [there  was]  war 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לָחֶם  
Sense: war.
שְׁעָרִ֑ים  in  the  gates 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
מָגֵ֤ן  A  shield 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: מָגֵן 
Sense: shield, buckler.
יֵֽרָאֶה֙  was  seen 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וָרֹ֔מַח  or  spear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹמַח  
Sense: spear, lance.
בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים  among  forty 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
אֶ֖לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
؟ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל  in  Israel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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