Judg 5:13 | NETfull | STEP | Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the Lord ’s people came down to me as warriors.

Judges 5:13

13 Then the survivors ^{▼▼ This probably refers to those who responded to the call for war. They were “survivors” of the Canaanite oppression (see B. Lindars, Judges 1–5, 250).} came down ^{▼▼ The translation assumes a repointing of the verb as a perfect or imperfect/preterite form of יָרַד (yarad, “to go down”). The form as pointed in the MT appears to be from רָדָה (radah, “to rule”). See GKC 188 #69.g. The same form, translated “came down,” occurs in the next line as well.} to the mighty ones; ^{▼▼ The expression mighty ones probably refers to the leaders of the army.}
the Lord’s people came down to me ^{▼▼ The speaker may be Deborah here.} as ^{▼▼ The translation assumes the preposition ב (bet) prefixed to “warriors” has the force of “in the capacity of.” For this use of the preposition, see GKC 379 #119.i.} warriors.