Verse | NLT | NRSV | TEV |
1 | did what was evil | did what was evil | sinned |
| handed them over | sold them into the hand | let tehm be conquered |
2 | of Hazor, a Canaanite king | of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor | a Canaanite king who ruled in the city of Hazor |
| Sisera who had nine hundred iron chariots | Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots | |
3 | ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites | had oppressed the Israelites cruelly | ruled the people of Israel with cruelty and violence |
5 | hold court under the palm | sit under the palm of Deborah | sit under a certain palm tree |
| came to her to settle their disputes | came up to her for judgment | go there for her decisions |
6 | assemble ten thousand warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun | bringing ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun | take ten thousand men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun |
| at Mount Tabor | take possession at Mount Tabor | and lead them to Mount Tabor |
7 | I will lure Sisera | I will draw out Sisera | I will bring Sisera |
| there I will give you victory over him | I will give him into your hand | I will give you victory over him |
8/9 | "Very well," she replied, "I will go with you. But since you have made this choice, you will receive no honor." | And she said, "I shall surely go with you; never the less, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory." | She answered, "All right, I will go with you, but you won't get any credit for the victory." |