Jueces 5:11

La Biblia Reina-Valera

Lejos del ruido de los archeros, en los abrevaderos, Allí repetirán las justicias de Jehová, Las justicias de sus villas en Israel; Entonces bajará el pueblo de Jehová á las puertas.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Al sonido de los que dividen las manadas entre los abrevaderos, allí repetirán los actos de justicia del Señor , los actos de justicia para con sus campesinos en Israel. Entonces el pueblo del Señor descendió a las puertas.

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Lejos del ruido de los arqueros, en los abrevaderos, all� repetir�n los hechos justos de Jehov�, los hechos justos para con los habitantes de sus aldeas en Israel; entonces descender� el pueblo de Jehov� a las puertas.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
A causa del estruendo de los arqueros, quitado de entre los que sacan las aguas, all� recuentan las justicias del SE�OR, las justicias de sus aldeas en Israel. Ahora bajar� el pueblo del SE�OR a las puertas.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the noise: Lamentations 5:4, Lamentations 5:9

in the places: Dr. Shaw mentions a beautiful rill of water in Barbary, which runs into a large bason, called shrub we krub, "drink and be off," because of the danger of meeting with robbers and assassins in this place, who fall upon those who come to drink. Genesis 26:20-22, Exodus 2:17-19, Isaiah 12:3

righteous acts: Heb. righteousnesses, 1 Samuel 12:7, Psalms 145:7, Micah 6:5

villages: Judges 5:7

go down: Deuteronomy 22:24, Job 29:7, Isaiah 28:6, Jeremiah 7:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:13 - daughters Deuteronomy 33:21 - he came Judges 11:40 - lament 1 Samuel 9:11 - the hill to the city Nehemiah 4:23 - saving that Zechariah 8:10 - neither

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the place of drawing water,.... Meaning either the army of the Israelites, delivered from the archers of Sisera's host at the river Kishon; or such persons, as maidens and others, that went out of the cities to fountains and wells of water, to fetch water from thence for their necessities, but were frightened by the noise of archers that shot at them; or shepherds who led their flocks to water them there, but were repulsed or slain by archers that lay in wait in woods or lurking places thereabout; but now the country being cleared of them, they could without fear have recourse to these places of drawing water for their flocks or other uses, which laid them under obligation to do as directed in the next clause. The words are by some rendered,

"because of the voice of those that number (sheep and other cattle) at the places of drawing water g:''

which now they could do, being a time of peace; and for which the persons before described ought to be thankful:

there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord; coming to those places again, it would put them in mind to what hazards and dangers they had been exposed formerly by the enemy, but now were freed from; and this would lead them to discourse of and repeat the righteous dealings of God in taking vengeance on their enemies and delivering them from them:

even the righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages in Israel; they being now in no danger of having their houses broke open, and their substance plundered as before, Judges 5:7 then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates; either of their enemies, pursuing them unto them, as they did, Judges 4:16 or rather to the gates of their own cities, where they had now free egress and regress; and those that were in the fortified cities, who had fled thither from the villages because of the rapine of the enemy, now would go down to the gates, and pass through them, and return to their villages again; or else the meaning is, that the people would now frequent as formerly the courts of judicature held in the gates of their cities, to have justice done them, and be in no fear of being disturbed by the enemy, as before.

g So Cocceius, Noldius, p. 561. No. 1992.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sense of the King James Version is that, whereas formerly they could not go in safety to draw water from their wells, but were shot at by the archers of the enemy, now they were delivered from such tumults; and standing round the wells in security rehearsed the righteous acts of the Lord in delivering them, and “the righteous acts of His government in Israel.” (See Judges 5:7).

Then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates - Israelites, who had hid themselves in caves and deserts, could return in security to the gates of their own cities for justice, or commerce, or to dwell there, now that the Canaanite was subdued.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 5:11. In the places of drawing water — As wells were very scarce in every part of the East, and travellers in such hot countries must have water, robbers and banditti generally took their stations near tanks, pools, and springs, in order that they might suddenly fall upon those who came to drink; and when the country was badly governed, annoyances of this kind were very frequent. The victory gained now by the Israelites put the whole country under their own government, and the land was cleansed from such marauders. Dr. Shaw, in his account of the sea-coast of the Mauritania Caesariensis, page 20, mentions a beautiful rill of water that runs into a basin of Roman workmanship, called shrub we krub, "drink and be off," because of the danger of meeting with assassins in the place. Instead of such danger and insecurity, Deborah intimates that they may sit down at the place of drawing water, and there rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord; the land being now everywhere in peace, order and good government being restored.

Go down to the gates — They may go down to the gates to receive judgment and justice as usual. It is well known that the gate was the place of judgment in the East.