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Judges 5:9

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My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
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  1. Judges 5:2Rank 1 from verse 9
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    2Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

  2. 1 Chronicles 29:9Rank 2 from verse 9
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    9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

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    12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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    17For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

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    3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

    4Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

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Judges 5:9

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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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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offered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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willingly

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By one's own choice or consent; not by constraint.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.

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10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

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