Judges 5:2
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves."
Word-by-Word Analysis
הָלַל
hâlal
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causative...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
פָּרַע
pâraʻ
to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
נָדַב
nâdab
to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
עָלָה
ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּרַע pâraʻ
to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
Study H6544 →נָדַב nâdab
to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
Study H5068 →עָלָה ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Study H5927 →הָלַל hâlal
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
Study H1984 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Study H3478 →Cross References
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
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