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Judges 4

1AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againdidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,whenEhudוְאֵה֖וּדve.'e.HudH164wasdeadH4191.

2AndJehovahsoldH4376themintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,thatreignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inHazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674;thecaptainofwhosehostH6635wasSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inHaroshethoftheGentiles.

3AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH6817untoJehovah:forhehadnineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredH3967chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270;andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141hemightilyoppressedH3905thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4NowDeborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683,aprophetessנְבִיאָ֔הne.vi.'AhH5031,thewifeH802ofLappidoth,shejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5Andshedweltיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427underthepalm-treeofDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683betweenRamahהָרָמָ֛הha.ra.MahH7414andBeth-elinthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH5927uptoherforjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

6AndshesentH7971andcalledH7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301thesonH1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42outofKedesh-naphtali,andsaidH559untohim, HathnotJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680,sayingH559,GoH7971anddrawH4900untomountTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947withtheetenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofthechildrenofNaphtaliH5321andofthechildrenofZebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074?

7AndIwilldrawוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900unto thee,totheriverH5158Kishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028,Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,thecaptainofJabin’sarmyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,withhischariotsH7393andhismultitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995;andIwilldeliverhimintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

8AndBarakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidH559untoher,Ifthou wiltgoתֵּלְכִ֥יte.le.KhiH1980withme,thenIwillgoוְהָלָ֑כְתִּיve.ha.La.khe.tiH1980;butifthou wiltnotgoתֵלְכִ֛יte.le.KhiH1980withme,Iwillnotgoאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.

9AndshesaidH559,IwillsurelygoH1980withthee: notwithstanding,thejourneyH1870thatthou takestshallnotbeתִֽהְיֶ֜הtih.YehH1961forthinehonorתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗tif.'ar.te.KhaH8597;forJehovahwillsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516intothehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofawomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802.AndDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683aroseH6965,andwentH1980withBarakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301toKedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943.

10AndBarakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301calledH2199Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןze.vu.LunH2074andNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321togetherH2199toKedeshקֶ֔דְשָׁהKed.shahH6943;andtherewentH5927uptenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376athisfeetH7272:andDeborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃de.vo.RahH1683wentH5927upwithhim.

11NowHeberוְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017hadseparatedנִפְרָ֣דnif.RadH6504himselffromtheKenites,evenfromthechildrenofHobabחֹבָ֖בcho.VavH2246thebrother-in-lawofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andhadpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168asfarastheoakinZaanannimבְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםbatz.'a.nimH6815,whichisbyKedeshקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Ke.deshH6943.

12AndtheytoldH5046Siseraלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אle.si.se.Ra'H5516thatBarakבָּרָ֥קba.RakH1301thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֖עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42wasgoneH5927uptomountTaborתָּבֽוֹר׃ סta.VorH8396.

13AndSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֜אsis.Ra'H5516gatheredtogetherH2199allhischariotsH7393,evennineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredH3967chariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,fromHaroshethoftheGentiles, untotheriverH5158Kishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028.

14AndDeborahדְּבֹרָ֨הde.vo.RahH1683saidH559untoBarakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301,Up;forthisisthedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117inwhichJehovahhathdeliveredSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;isnotJehovahgoneH3318outbeforethee?SoBarakבָּרָק֙ba.RakH1301wentH3318downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381frommountTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376afterhim.

15AndJehovahdiscomfitedSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֨אsis.Ra'H5516,andallhischariotsH7393,andallhishost,withtheedgeoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719beforeBarakבָרָ֑קva.RakH1301;andSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֛אsis.Ra'H5516alightedfromhischariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,andfledH5127awayonhisfeetH7272.

16ButBarakוּבָרָ֗קu.va.RakH1301pursuedH7291afterthechariotsH7393,andafterthehost, unto HaroshethoftheGentiles:andallthehostofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516fellH5307bytheedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;therewasnotamanleftH7604.

17HowbeitSiseraוְסִֽיסְרָא֙ve.si.se.Ra'H5516fledH5127awayonhisfeetH7272tothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278thewifeאֵ֖שֶּׁת'E.shetH802ofHeberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017;fortherewaspeaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674andthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofHeberחֶ֥בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

18AndJaelיָעֵל֮ya.'ElH3278wentH3318outtomeetSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,andsaidH559untohim,Turnסוּרָ֧הsu.RahH5493in,mylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113,turnסוּרָ֥הsu.RahH5493intome;fearH3372not.Andheturnedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493inuntoherintothetentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,andshecoveredוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huH3680himwitharug.

19AndhesaidH559untoher,Giveהַשְׁקִינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248me,Ipraythee,alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huH8248;forIamthirstyצָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiH6770.Andsheopenedוַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.TachH6605abottleofmilkהֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.LavH2461,andgavehimdrinkH8248,andcoveredוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃va.te.kha.Se.huH3680him.

20AndhesaidH559untoher,Standעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975inthedoorH6607ofthetentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,anditshallbeוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961,whenanymanH376dothcomeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935andinquireofthee,andsayH559,IsthereanymanH376hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311?thatthou shaltsayH559,No.

21ThenJaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278Heber’swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookH3947atent-pin,andtookH3947ahammerinherhandבְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andwentH935softly untohim,andsmotethepinH3489intohistemplesבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541,anditpiercedthroughintothegroundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;forhewasinadeep sleep;soheswoonedanddiedH4191.

22And,behold,asBarakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301pursuedH7291Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278cameH935outtomeethim,andsaidH559untohim,ComeH935,andIwillshowוְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּve.'ar.'E.kaH7200theethemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomthou seekest.AndhecameH935untoher;and,behold,Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516laydeadמֵ֔תMetH4191,andthetent-pinwasinhistemplesבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.

23SoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430subduedH3665onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Andthehandיַ֤דyadH3027ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedmoreandmoreagainstJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,untiltheyhaddestroyedJabinיָבִ֥יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.

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