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Judges 4:2-13

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.

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