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Judges 5:10
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"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
Tell [of it], you that ride on white donkeys, You that sit on rich carpets, And you that walk by the way.
Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich carpets, and ye that walk by the way.
"You who ride on white donkeys and sit on saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road, listen!
You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention!
Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
Tell [of it], you who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, You who walk by the way.
"Sing of it, you who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who walk by the way.
blesse ye the Lord; speke ye, that stien on schynynge assis, and sitten aboue in doom, and goen in the wey.
Riders on white asses -- Sitters on a long robe -- And walkers by the way -- meditate!
You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
Listen, everyone! Whether you ride a donkey with a padded saddle or have to walk.
Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.
Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
Speake ye that ryde on fayre asses, ye that dwell by Middin, and that walke by the wayes.
"You who ride white donkeys, sitting on soft saddle-blankets, and you walking on the road, talk about it!
Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
"Pay attention you people riding on white donkeys, sitting on saddle blankets, and walking along the road.
Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;
Speake yee that ride on white asses, yee that sit in Iudgement, and walke by the way.
Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys and you who sit on rich floor coverings. Tell of it, you who travel on the road.
"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk upon the road, speak!
Speake ye that ride on white asses, yee that dwel by Middin, & that walke by the way.
O you who ride on white asses, you who dwell in houses, and you who travel on the highways,
Tell of it, you that ride on white donkeys, sitting on saddles, and you that must walk wherever you go.
Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way.
"Tell of it, you who ride on tawny asses, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.
Ye that mount a she-ass at noon-day, ye that sit on the judgement-seat, and walk by the roads of them that sit in judgement by the way; declare
You who ride on white donkeys,who sit on saddle blankets,and who travel on the road, give praise!
Tell [of it], you who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, You who walk by the way.
Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
The riders of white female donkeys, those sitting on saddle blankets, and those going on the way, talk about it!
You that ride on white asses, you that sit on rich carpets, and you going on the way, sing out!
Ye that ryde vpo fayre Asses, ye that syt in iudgment and geue sentence, ye that go by the waye, prayse the LORDE.
You who ride on prize donkeys comfortably mounted on blankets And you who walk down the roads, ponder, attend! Gather at the town well and listen to them sing, Chanting the tale of God 's victories, his victories accomplished in Israel. Then the people of God went down to the city gates.
"You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road—shout in praise!
"Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges' attire, And who walk along the road.
"You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road—sing!
But these men blaspheme the things which they do not understand; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Speak: or, Meditate, Psalms 105:2, Psalms 145:5, Psalms 145:11
ride: Judges 10:4, Judges 12:14
ye that sit: Psalms 107:32, Isaiah 28:6, Joel 3:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:13 - General Numbers 16:15 - I have not 1 Samuel 7:16 - in circuit 1 Samuel 8:1 - sons judges 1 Samuel 9:3 - General 2 Samuel 16:2 - What meanest 1 Kings 13:13 - General Matthew 21:5 - sitting John 12:15 - sitting
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 the ass rider; because he was continually, sitting on an ass; yet in Judea, where there were no horses, or very few, it was accounted honourable; so it was in the time of our Lord; for his riding on an ass to Jerusalem was not mean and disgraceful, but honourable and glorious: and so it certainly was in those early times of the judges; for we read of the sons of two of them, which were very numerous, that rode on asses' colts, Judges 10:4, and it seems that white asses were the most valuable, and chiefly used by great personages. The ass in the Hebrew language has its name from redness, that being the usual colour of them in those parts; and hence they were hateful to the Egyptians, because that their Typhon was of that colour c; but there were some that were white, as there are wild ones now of that colour. A traveller d in those parts in the beginning of the last century tells us, that on the banks of the Euphrates they beheld every day great droves of wild beasts, as wild asses "all white", c. The word we translate "white" is "zechorot", and perhaps may describe the same animal the Ethiopians call "zecora", and some "zebra" said to excel in beauty all four footed creatures in the whole world. It is an animal of the size of a mule, found in the woods beyond Abyssinia, is easily tamed, and is the frequent and chief present of the kings of that country; about its loins is a circle of a black colour, in the form of a girdle, which is followed with more on each side, according to the part of the body, some broader, others narrower, both black and white, or of an ash colour, so neat that they seem to exceed the art of the most eminent painter; its only deformity are its ears, which are long; hence it is called by the Portuguese the wild ass, though wrongly; of what value and esteem it was appears from the large price it has been sold for; one, that was the gift of a king to a Turkish governor, was sold to an Indian for 2,000 pieces of Venetian money, to make a present of to the great Mogor, king of the Indians e, which was the value of nine hundred pounds. Those that rode on these creatures were the princes and nobles of Israel; though they are generally interpreted by the Jewish commentators of merchants that rode from place to place about business; and these are called upon to speak of the wonderful things God had done for Israel, in freeing them from the bondage of the Canaanites, so that these nobles or merchants might ride about the country without any fear; and to discourse of them to others, and in their meditations give praise to God on account of them:
ye that sit in judgment; which seems to describe judges upon the bench, sitting to hear and try causes, and pass righteous judgment; these are also exhorted to give thanks to the Lord, that they were now restored to their seats of judgment, from which they were driven; or where they could not peaceably exercise their office, which they now might and did: Cocceius renders the word "on measures", as if these were persons that presided over measures, and took care that they were just and right. Though Kimchi and Ben Melech say, that Middin, which we render "in judgment", is either the name of a city in the book of Joshua,
Judges 10:4- :, or the name of a way f well known, in which they were afraid to go because of the enemy, but now went in it with safety, and therefore had reason to speak well of God, and praise his name; but this is rather intended in the next clause:
and walk by the way; the common people that travelled from place to place on business, who before were obliged to leave the public roads, and go in byways, Judges 5:6 but now could travel in the common road without fear, and therefore ought to be thankful.
b Descriptio Africae, l. 5. p. 574. c Plutarch. de Iside. d Cartwright's Preacher's Travels, p. 106. e Ludolph. Ethiop. Hist. l. 1. c. 10. Vid. Philostorg. Eccles. Hist. l. 3. c. 11. f Vid. David de Pomis Lexic. fol. 19. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ye that ride on white donkeys ... - i. e. nobles or magistrates. Deborah appeals to the classes mentioned in Judges 5:6-7, to bear witness to the happy change that had followed the overthrow of Jabin.
That sit in judgment - Rather âthat sit on saddles, or horse-cloths,â a further description of those who ride on asses.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 5:10. Ye that ride on white asses — Perhaps ××ª× ×ת צ×ר×ת athonoth tsechoroth should be rendered sleek or well-fed asses; rendered asinos nitentes, shining asses, by the Vulgate.
Ye that sit in judgment — ×ש×× ×¢× ×××× yoshebey al middin; some have rendered this, ye who dwell in Middin. This was a place in the tribe of Judah, and is mentioned Joshua 15:61.
And walk by the way. — Persons who go from place to place for the purposes of traffic.
