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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Judges 5:8 Parallel: They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/judges/5-8.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/judges/5-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/judges/5-8.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Judges 5:8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../judges/5-7.htm" title="Judges 5:7">◄</a> Judges 5:8 <a href="../judges/5-9.htm" title="Judges 5:9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />God chose new leaders when war came to the city gates, but not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Israel chose new gods, war erupted at the city gates. Yet not a shield or spear could be seen among forty thousand warriors in Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“New gods were chosen; Then war <i>was in</i> the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"New gods were chosen; Then war was in the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“New gods were chosen; Then war <i>was</i> in the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They chose new gods; Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel chose new gods, then there was war in the city gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among 40,000 in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Israelites worshiped other gods, and the gates of their towns were then attacked. But they had no shields or spears to fight with. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then there was war in the land when the Israelites chose new gods. Of the forty thousand men in Israel, did anyone carry shield or spear? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the people chose new gods, war broke out inside the city gates. Not a weapon was seen among 40,000 in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then <i>was</i> war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They chose new gods; Then <i>there was</i> war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/judges/5.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/judges/5.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/judges/5.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then war <i>was</i> in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/judges/5.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/judges/5.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />They chose new gods: then was warre in the gates. Was there a shielde or speare seene among fourtie thousand of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/judges/5.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />They chose new goddes, and then had they the enemie in the gates: was there a shielde or speare seene among fourtie thousande of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/judges/5.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />God hath chosen a new thinge. He hath ouercome ye portes in battayll: and yet was there sene nether shylde ner speare amonge fortye thousande in Israel.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He chooses new gods, "" Then war [is] at the gates! A shield is not seen—and a spear "" Among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will choose new gods; Then war in the gates: If a shield was seen, and a lance, Among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overturned the gates of the enemies. A shield with a spear was not seen among the forty thousand of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God shall choose a new thing and then bread of barley, and a sword and spear will not be seen among forty thousand of Israel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will choose new things; then the barley bread, and a sword or a spear shall not be seen among forty thousand in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates; Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/judges/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: yiḇ·ḥar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">When they chose</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: ḥă·ḏā·šîm (Adj-mp) -- New. From chadash; new.">new</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3901.htm" title="3901: lā·ḥem (N-ms) -- Perhaps war. From lacham, battle.">war</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šə·‘ā·rîm (N-mp) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">came to their gates.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043: mā·ḡên (N-cs) -- A shield. Also feminine mginnah; from ganan; a shield; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.">a shield</a> <a href="/hebrew/7420.htm" title="7420: wā·rō·maḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A spear, lance. From an unused root meaning to hurl; a lance; especially the iron point.">or spear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yê·rā·’eh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">was found</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: bə·’ar·bā·‘îm (Prep-b:: Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">among forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">in Israel.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/judges/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">He chooseth</a><a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319. chadash (khaw-dawsh') -- new"> new</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god"> gods</a><a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227. 'az (awz) -- at that time">, Then</a><a href="/hebrew/3901.htm" title="3901. lachem (law-khem') -- perhaps war"> war</a><a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179. sha'ar (shah'-ar) -- a gate"> [is] at the gates</a><a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043. magen (maw-gane') -- a shield">! A shield</a><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518. 'im (eem) -- if"> is not</a><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- to see"> seen</a><a href="/hebrew/7420.htm" title="7420. romach (ro'-makh) -- a spear, lance">—and a spear</a><a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705. arba'iym (ar-baw-eem') -- forty"> Among forty</a><a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505. 'eleph (eh'-lef) -- a thousand"> thousand</a><a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478. Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') -- "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc."> in Israel.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/judges/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="בחר_2 vqi3ms 977">Israel chose</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="חָדָשׁ ampa 2319"> new</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> gods</a>, <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="אָז Pd 227">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3901.htm" title="לֶחֶם ncmsa 3901"> war</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmpa 8179"> was in the gates</a>. <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">Not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="מָגֵן_1 ncbsa 4043"> a shield</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7420.htm" title="רֹמַח ncmsa 7420"> spear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vni3ms 7200"> was seen</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="אַרְבַּע ucbpa 705"> 40,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="אֶלֶף_2 ucmsa 505"></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/judges/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319. chadash (khaw-dawsh') -- new">"New</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">were chosen;</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227. 'az (awz) -- at that time">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3901.htm" title="3901. lachem (law-khem') -- perhaps war">war</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179. sha'ar (shah'-ar) -- a gate">[was] in the gates.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043. magen (maw-gane') -- a shield">Not a shield</a> <a href="/hebrew/7420.htm" title="7420. romach (ro'-makh) -- a spear, lance">or a spear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- to see">was seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705. arba'iym (ar-baw-eem') -- forty">Among forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505. 'eleph (eh'-lef) -- a thousand">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478. Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') -- 'God strives,' another name of Jacob and his desc.">in Israel.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/judges/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">They chose</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319. chadash (khaw-dawsh') -- new">new</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">gods;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3901.htm" title="3901. lachem (law-khem') -- perhaps war">then [was] war</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179. sha'ar (shah'-ar) -- a gate">in the gates:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043. magen (maw-gane') -- a shield">was there a shield</a> <a href="/hebrew/7420.htm" title="7420. romach (ro'-makh) -- a spear, lance">or spear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- to see">seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705. arba'iym (ar-baw-eem') -- forty">among forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505. 'eleph (eh'-lef) -- a thousand">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478. Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') -- 'God strives,' another name of Jacob and his desc.">in Israel?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/5-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 5:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 5:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/5-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 5:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 5:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>