13  Then down marched the remnant of the noble;

the people of the Lord marched down for me against the mighty.

14  From ^kEphraim their root ^lthey marched down into the valley,¹

following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen;

from ^mMachir marched down the commanders,

and from Zebulun those who bear the lieutenant’s² staff;

15  the princes of Issachar came with Deborah,

and Issachar faithful to ⁿBarak;

into the valley they rushed at his heels.

Among the clans of Reuben

there were great searchings of heart.

16  Why did you sit still ^oamong the sheepfolds,

to hear the whistling for the flocks?

Among the clans of Reuben

there were great searchings of heart.

17  ^pGilead stayed beyond the Jordan;

^qand Dan, why did he stay with the ships?

^rAsher sat still ^sat the coast of the sea,

staying by his landings.

18  ^tZebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death;

^tNaphtali, too, on the heights of the field.