“And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh–naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?”
She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, 'The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you, 'Go, march up Mount Tabor, taking ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. — Deborah's summons to Barak (בָּרָק, 'lightning') invokes divine authority: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, commands you'. Her instruction to assemble forces and march to Mount Tabor indicates military planning. The tribal composition—'Naphtali and Zebulun'—locates the force in northern territories directly threatened by Jabin's dominion.
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