Judges 5:22 meaning and explanation

Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.

Judges 5:22, Berean Standard Bible

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Deborah and Barak sing this victory song after Israel defeats Sisera and his chariot army. Verse 22 pictures the enemy cavalry in panicked flight: the Hebrew uses an intensive form, "galloping" (dahar), doubled for force, so the sound of hooves becomes the sound of a rout.

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