Berean Standard Bible

Judges 4

1After Ehudוְאֵה֖וּדve.'e.HudH164diedמֵֽת׃MetH4191,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

2So the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068sold themוַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Hazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674.The commanderוְשַׂר־ve.sar-H8269of his forcesצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635was Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,whoוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931livedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Harosheth-hagoyimבַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.cha.Ro.shet ha.go.YimH2800 H1471.

3Then the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cried outוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588Jabin hadnineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,and heוְ֠הוּאVe.hu'H1931had harshlyבְּחָזְקָ֖הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394oppressedלָחַ֞ץla.ChatzH3905אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478for twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

4Now Deborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683,a prophetessאִשָּׁ֣ה נְבִיאָ֔ה'i.Shah ne.vi.'AhH802 H5031,the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Lappidothלַפִּיד֑וֹתla.pi.DotH3941,was judgingשֹׁפְטָ֥הsho.fe.TahH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at thatהִ֛יאhi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא׃ba.'Et ha.Hi'H6256 H1931.

5And sheוְ֠הִיאVe.hi'H1931would sitיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the Palmתֹּ֜מֶרTo.merH8560of Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683betweenבֵּ֧יןbeinH996Ramahהָרָמָ֛ה וּבֵ֥יןha.ra.Mah u.VeinH7414 H996and BethelH1008in the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,where the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478would go upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to herאֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.haH413for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

6She summonedוַתִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַתִּקְרָא֙va.tish.Lach va.tik.Ra'H7971 H7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42from Kedeshמִקֶּ֖דֶשׁmi.Ke.deshH6943in Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321and saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413, “Surelyהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,is commanding youצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680: ‘Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980and marchוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙u.ma.shakh.TaH4900to Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,takingוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947with youעִמְּךָ֗'i.me.KhaH5973tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of Naphtaliמִבְּנֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִ֖יmi.be.Nei naf.ta.LiH1121 H5321and Zebulunוּמִבְּנֵ֥י זְבֻלֽוּן׃u.mi.be.Nei ze.vu.LunH1121 H2074.

7And I will draw outוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Jabin’sיָבִ֔יןya.VinH2985אֶת־'et-H853armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and his troopsהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995אֵלֶ֜יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413toאֶל־'el-H413the Riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and I will deliver himוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.’”

8Barakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will goתֵּלְכִ֥יte.le.KhiH1980with meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,I will goוְהָלָ֑כְתִּיve.ha.La.khe.tiH1980;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goתֵלְכִ֛יte.le.KhiH1980with meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.”

9“I will certainly goH1980with youעִמָּ֗ךְ'i.MakhH5973,”Deborah repliedוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “butאֶ֚פֶס כִּי֩'E.fes kiH657 H3588עַל־'al-H5921the roadהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are takingH1980will bring youתִֽהְיֶ֜הtih.YehH1961noלֹ֨אlo'H3808honorתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗tif.'ar.te.KhaH8597,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will be sellingיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802.”So Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683got upוַתָּ֧קָםva.Ta.komH6965and wentH1980withעִם־'im-H5973Barakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301to Kedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943,

10where heבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןze.vu.LunH2074וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321קֶ֔דְשָׁהKed.shahH6943.Tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376followedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927himבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272,and Deborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃de.vo.RahH1683also wentוַתַּ֥עַלva.Ta.'alH5927with himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973.

11Now Heberוְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017had moved awayנִפְרָ֣דnif.RadH6504from the Kenitesמִקַּ֔יִןmi.Ka.yinH7014,the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Hobabחֹבָ֖בcho.VavH2246the father-in-lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and had pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168byעַד־'ad-H5704the great treeאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436of Zaanannimבְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםbatz.'a.nimH6815,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was nearאֶת־'et-H854Kedeshקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Ke.deshH6943.

12When Siseraלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אle.si.se.Ra'H5516was toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Barakבָּרָ֥קba.RakH1301sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֖עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42had gone upעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927Mountהַר־har-H2022Taborתָּבֽוֹר׃ סta.VorH8396,

13heסִֽיסְרָ֜אsis.Ra'H5516אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199allכָּל־kol-H3605רִכְבּ֗וֹrikh.BoH7393nineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967of his ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with himאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854,from Harosheth-hagoyimמֵחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִ֖םme.cha.Ro.shet ha.go.YimH2800 H1471toאֶל־'el-H413the Riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028.

14Then Deborahדְּבֹרָ֨הde.vo.RahH1683saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Barakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301, “Ariseק֗וּםKumH6965,forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.Has notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068goneיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440?”So Barakבָּרָק֙ba.RakH1301came downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396with tenוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376following himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

15And in front ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440himבָרָ֑קva.RakH1301the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853routedוַיָּ֣הָםvai.Ya.homH2000with the swordלְפִי־ חֶ֖רֶבle.fi- Che.revH6310 H2719Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֨אsis.Ra'H5516וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605his charioteersהָרֶ֧כֶבha.Re.khevH7393וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605his armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֛אsis.Ra'H5516abandonedוַיֵּ֧רֶד מֵעַ֥לvai.Ye.red me.'AlH3381 H5921his chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הha.mer.ka.VahH4818and fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127on footבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

16Then Barakוּבָרָ֗קu.va.RakH1301pursuedרָדַ֞ף אַחֲרֵ֤יra.Daf 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310the chariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣יha.Re.khev ve.'a.cha.ReiH7393 H310and armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as far asעַ֖ד'adH5704Harosheth-hagoyimחֲרֹ֣שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִ֑םcha.Ro.shet ha.go.YimH2800 H1471,and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙ לְפִי־si.se.Ra' le.fi-H5516 H6310fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;notלֹ֥אlo'H3808a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259man was leftנִשְׁאַ֖ר עַד־nish.'Ar 'ad-H7604 H5704.

Jael Kills Sisera

17Meanwhile, Siseraוְסִֽיסְרָא֙ve.si.se.Ra'H5516had fledנָ֣סnasH5127on footבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272toאֶל־'el-H413the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Jaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278,the wifeאֵ֖שֶּׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588there was peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674andוּבֵ֕יןu.VeinH996the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Heberחֶ֥בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

18Jaelיָעֵל֮ לִקְרַ֣אתya.'El lik.RatH3278 H7122went out to greetוַתֵּצֵ֣אva.te.Tze'H3318Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Come inסוּרָ֧הsu.RahH5493,my lordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113.Come inסוּרָ֥הsu.RahH5493with meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372.”So he enteredוַיָּ֤סַר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙vai.Ya.sar 'e.Lei.haH5493 H413her tentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,and she covered himוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huH3680with a blanketבַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃ba.se.mi.KhahH8063.

19Siserasaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herאֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994give me a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkהַשְׁקִינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I am thirstyצָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiH6770.”So she openedוַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853a containerנֹ֧אודNodH4997of milkהֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.LavH2461,gave him a drinkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huH8248,and covered him againוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃va.te.kha.Se.huH3680.

20“Standעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607to the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “andוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518anyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376comesיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935and asks youוּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְu.she.'e.LekhH7592, ‘Is thereהֲיֵֽשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426a manוְאָמַ֛ר אִ֖ישׁve.'a.Mar 'ishH376 H559hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311?’sayוְאָמַ֥רְתְּve.'a.MartH559, ‘Noאָֽיִן׃'A.yinH369.’”

21But as heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931lay sleepingנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290from exhaustionוַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888,Heber’sחֶ֠בֶרChe.verH2268אֶת־'et-H853wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802Jaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947a tentהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168pegיְתַ֨דye.TadH3489,grabbedוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853a hammerהַמַּקֶּ֣בֶת בְּיָדָ֗הּha.ma.Ke.vet be.ya.DahH4718 H3027,and wentוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935silentlyבַּלָּ֔אטba.LatH3814to Siseraאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413.She droveוַתִּתְקַ֤עva.tit.Ka'H8628אֶת־'et-H853the pegהַיָּתֵד֙hai.ya.TedH3489through his templeבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541andוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795into the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

22וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009When Barakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301arrived in pursuit ofרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291אֶת־'et-H853Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278went outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318to greet himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Comeלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,and I will show youוְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּve.'ar.'E.kaH7200אֶת־'et-H853the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are seekingמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245.”So he went inוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935with herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,and thereוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009layנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,with a tent pegוְהַיָּתֵ֖דve.hai.ya.TedH3489through his templeבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.

23On thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931אֵ֖ת'etH853dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430subduedוַיַּכְנַ֤עvai.yakh.Na'H3665Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

24And the handיַ֤דyadH3027of the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478grew strongerוַתֵּ֜לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980הָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and strongerוְקָשָׁ֔הve.ka.ShahH7186againstעַ֖ל'alH5921Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667untilעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they destroyedהִכְרִ֔יתוּhikh.Ri.tuH3772אֵ֖ת'etH853himיָבִ֥ין מֶֽלֶךְ־ כְּנָֽעַן׃ פya.Vin Me.lekh- ke.Na.'anH2985 H4428 H3667.

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Commentaries on Judges 4