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Judges 5:3

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Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
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  1. Psalms 138:4–5Rank 1 from verse 3
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    4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

    5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

  2. Ezra 7:21Rank 2 from verse 3
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    21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

  3. Psalms 119:46Rank 3 from verse 3
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    46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

  4. Psalms 2:10–12Rank 4 from verse 3
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    10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

    11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

    12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  5. Psalms 49:1–2Rank 5 from verse 3
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    1HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

    2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

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Judges 5:3

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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ear

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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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sing

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To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

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praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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2Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

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4Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

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