Judges 5 · Verse 10

Judges 5:10

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
Judges 5:10, King James Version

Judges 5:10 in other translations

BSBYou who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
WEB“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
ASVTell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.
YLTRiders on white asses--Sitters on a long robe--And walkers by the way--meditate!
DARBYYe that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
BBELet them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
WebsterSpeak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

What does Judges 5:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Speak--that is, join in this song of praise. white asses--Those which are purely white are highly prized, and being costly, are possessed only by the wealthy and great. Ye that sit in judgment--has been rendered, "ye that repose on tapestries."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Ye that ride on white asses - Perhaps אתנות צחרות athonoth tsechoroth should be rendered sleek or well-fed asses; rendered asinos nitentes, shining asses, by the Vulgate. Ye that sit in judgment - ישבי על מדין yoshebey al middin; some have rendered this, ye who dwell in Middin. This was a place in the tribe of Judah, and is mentioned Jos 15:61. And walk by the way - Persons who go from place to place for the purposes of traffic.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 5:6-11

Deborah describes the distressed state of Israel under the tyranny of Jabin, that their salvation might appear more gracious. She shows what brought this misery upon them. It was their idolatry. They chose new gods, with new names. But under all these images, Satan was worshipped. Deborah was a mother to Israel, by diligently promoting the salvation of their souls. She calls on those who shared the advantages of…

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Judges 5:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רֹכְבֵי֩ro.khe.VeiO riders ofH7392
אֲתֹנ֨וֹת'a.to.Notfemale donkeysH860
צְחֹר֜וֹתtze.cho.RottawnyH6715
יֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiO [you who] sitH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מִדִּ֛יןmi.Dincloth garmentsH4055
וְהֹלְכֵ֥יve.ho.le.Kheiand O walkersH1980
עַל\־'al-onH5921
דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh[the] roadH1870
שִֽׂיחוּ\׃Si.chutell outH7878

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 5:10

  • Judges 12:14

    And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

  • Judges 10:4

    And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

  • Psalms 105:2

    Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

  • Psalms 145:11

    They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

  • Isaiah 28:6

    And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

  • Psalms 145:5

    I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

  • Psalms 107:32

    Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

  • Joel 3:12

    Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Speak. or, Meditate.
Ps 105:2; 145:5,11
ride.
10:4; 12:14
ye that sit.
Ps 107:32; Isa 28:6; Joe 3:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 5:9

    My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.

  • Judges 5:10

    Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

  • Judges 5:11

    They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.

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Judges 5:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vosotros los que cabalgáis en asnas blancas, los que presidís en juicio, y vosotros los que viajáis, hablad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous qui montez sur des ânesses blanches, vous qui êtes assis sur des tapis, et vous qui allez par les chemins, méditez!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die ihr reitet auf weißroten Eselinnen, die ihr sitzet auf Teppichen, und die ihr wandelt auf dem Wege, singet!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui ascenditis super nitentes asinos, et sedetis in judicio, et ambulatis in via, loquimini.