Judges 5:14

RV 'out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek.' This seems to suggest that Amalek once possessed the land of Ephraim; but see on Judges 12:15. The largest and smallest tribes are mentioned together, as in Hosea 5:8. Machir] a clan of Manasseh (apparently used here for the whole tribe) which is generally connected with Grilead. Pen of the writer] RV 'marshal's staff'; the 'writer' is the officer who musters the troops.