Berean Standard Bible

Judges 5

(Exodus 15:1–21)

1On thatהַה֖וּא לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.Hu' le.MorH1931 H559dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683and Barakוּבָרָ֖קu.va.RakH1301sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֑עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42sang this songוַתָּ֣שַׁרva.Ta.sharH7891:

2“When the princesפְּרָעוֹת֙pe.ra.'OtH6546take the leadבִּפְרֹ֤עַbif.Ro.a'H6544in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971volunteerבְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖בbe.hit.na.DevH5068,blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Listenשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,O kingsמְלָכִ֔יםme.la.KhimH4428!Give earהַאֲזִ֖ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,O princesרֹֽזְנִ֑יםro.ze.NimH7336!Iאָֽנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595will singאָשִׁ֔ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙ אָנֹכִ֣יla.Yah.weh 'a.no.KhiH3068 H595;I will sing praiseאֲזַמֵּ֕ר'a.za.MerH2167to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when You went outבְּצֵאתְךָ֤be.tze.te.KhaH3318from Seirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'IrH8165,when You marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָ֙be.tza'.de.KhaH6805from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776trembledרָעָ֔שָׁהra.'A.shahH7493גַּם־gam-H1571,the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064pouredנָטָ֑פוּna.Ta.fuH5197out rain,andגַּם־gam-H1571the cloudsעָבִ֖ים'a.VimH5645poured downנָ֥טְפוּNa.te.fuH5197waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

5The mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022quakedנָזְל֖וּna.ze.LuH5140beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the Oneזֶ֣הzehH2088of Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,beforeמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6In the daysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117of Shamgarשַׁמְגַּ֤רsham.GarH8044sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Anathעֲנָת֙'a.NatH6067,in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Jaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278,the highwaysאֳרָח֑וֹת'o.ra.ChotH734were desertedחָדְל֖וּcha.de.LuH2308and the travelersוְהֹלְכֵ֣י נְתִיב֔וֹתve.ho.le.Khei ne.ti.VotH1980 H5410tookיֵלְכ֕וּye.le.KhuH1980the bywaysאֳרָח֖וֹת עֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת׃'o.ra.Chot a.kal.ka.LotH734 H6128.

7Life in the villagesפְרָז֛וֹןfe.ra.ZonH6520ceasedחָדְל֧וּcha.de.LuH2308;it endedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704I, Deborahשַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙ דְּבוֹרָ֔הsha.Kam.ti de.vo.RahH1683 H6965,aroseשַׁקַּ֥מְתִּיsha.Kam.tiH6965,a motherאֵ֖ם'emH517in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8When they choseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,thenאָ֖ז'azH227warלָחֶ֣םla.ChemH3901came to their gatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179.Notאִם־'im-H518a shieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043or spearוָרֹ֔מַחva.Ro.machH7420was foundיֵֽרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200among fortyבְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is with the princesלְחוֹקְקֵ֣יle.cho.KeiH2710of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,with the volunteersהַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖יםha.mit.na.de.VimH5068among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971.Blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

10You who rideרֹכְבֵי֩ro.khe.VeiH7392whiteצְחֹר֜וֹתtze.cho.RotH6715donkeysאֲתֹנ֨וֹת'a.to.NotH860,who sitיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427onעַל־'al-H5921saddle blanketsמִדִּ֛יןmi.DinH4055,and you who travelוְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־ve.ho.le.Khei 'al-H1980 H5921the roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,ponderשִֽׂיחוּ׃Si.chuH7878

11the voicesמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of the singersמְחַֽצְצִ֗יםme.cha.TzimH2686atבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the watering placesמַשְׁאַבִּ֔יםmash.'a.BimH4857.Thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033they shall recountיְתַנּוּ֙ye.ta.NuH8567the righteous actsצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the righteous deedsצִדְקֹ֥תtzid.KotH6666of His villagersפִּרְזֹנ֖וֹpir.zo.NoH6520in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068went downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381to the gatesלַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםla.she.'a.RimH8179:

12‘Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִי֙'u.RiH5782,O Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683!Awakeע֥וּרִי'U.riH5782,awakeע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782,singדַּבְּרִי־da.be.ri-H1696a songשִׁ֑ירShirH7892!Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,O Barakבָּרָ֛קba.RakH1301,and take hold ofשֶׁבְיְךָ֖shev.ye.KhaH7628your captivesוּֽשֲׁבֵ֥הu.sha.VehH7617,O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹֽעַם׃'a.vi.No.'amH42!’

13Thenאָ֚ז'azH227the survivorsשָׂרִ֔ידsa.RidH8300came downיְרַ֣דye.RadH3381to the noblesלְאַדִּירִ֖יםle.'a.di.RimH117;the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971of the LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068came downיְרַד־ye.rad-H3381to meagainst the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

14Some came fromמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4480Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,with their rootsשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328in Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֔קba.'a.ma.LekH6002;Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖יןvin.ya.MinH1144came with your peopleבַּֽעֲמָמֶ֑יךָba.'a.ma.Mei.khaH5971after youאַחֲרֶ֥יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.The commandersמְחֹ֣קְקִ֔יםme.Cho.ke.KimH2710came downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381fromמִנִּ֣יmi.NiH4480Machirמָכִ֗ירma.KhirH4353,the bearersמֹשְׁכִ֖יםmo.she.KhimH4900of the marshal’sסֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608staffבְּשֵׁ֥בֶטbe.She.vetH7626from Zebulunוּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ןu.Mi.ze.vu.LunH2074.

15The princesוְשָׂרַ֤יve.sa.RaiH8269of Issacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙be.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485were withעִם־'im-H5973Deborahדְּבֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683,and Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ כֵּ֣ןve.yi.sa.sh.Khar kenH3485 H3651was with Barakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301,rushingשֻׁלַּ֣חshu.LachH7971into the valleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010at his heelsבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.In the clansבִּפְלַגּ֣וֹתbif.la.GotH6391of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there was greatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419indecisionחִקְקֵי־ לֵֽב׃chi.kei- LevH2711 H3820.

16Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did you sitיָשַׁ֗בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427amongבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the sheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942to hearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the whistlingשְׁרִק֣וֹתshe.ri.KotH8292for the flocksעֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.RimH5739?In the clansלִפְלַגּ֣וֹתlif.la.GotH6391of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there was greatגְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419indecisionחִקְרֵי־ לֵֽב׃chik.rei- LevH2714 H3820.

17Gileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568remainedשָׁכֵ֔ןsha.KhenH7931beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383.Danוְדָ֕ןve.DanH1835,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you lingerיָג֖וּרya.GurH1481by the shipsאֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.YotH591?Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836stayedיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427at the coastלְח֣וֹף יַמִּ֔יםle.Chof ya.MimH2348 H3220and remainedיִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃yish.KonH7931inוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921his harborsמִפְרָצָ֖יוmif.ra.TzavH4664.

18Zebulunזְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunH2074was a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971who riskedחֵרֵ֥ף לָמ֖וּתche.Ref la.MutH2778 H4191their livesנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315;Naphtali, tooוְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,onעַ֖ל'alH5921the heightsמְרוֹמֵ֥יme.ro.MeiH4791of the battlefieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

19Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935and foughtנִלְחָ֔מוּnil.Cha.muH3898;thenאָ֤ז'azH227the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667foughtנִלְחֲמוּ֙nil.cha.MuH3898at Taanachבְּתַעְנַ֖ךְbe.ta'.NakhH8590byעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Megiddoמְגִדּ֑וֹme.gi.DoH4023,but they tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947noלֹ֥אlo'H3808plunderבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20Fromמִן־min-H4480the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556foughtנִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.muH3898;from their coursesמִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.me.si.lo.TamH4546they foughtנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Siseraסִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'H5516.

21The Riverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁוֹן֙ki.shOnH7028swept them awayגְּרָפָ֔םge.ra.FamH1640,the ancientקְדוּמִ֖יםke.du.MimH6917riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158,the Riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֑וֹןki.ShonH7028.March onתִּדְרְכִ֥יtid.re.KhiH1869,O my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,in strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797!

22Thenאָ֥ז'azH227the hoovesעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119of horsesס֑וּסSusH5483thunderedהָלְמ֖וּhal.MuH1986—the mad gallopingH1726of his stallionsאַבִּירָֽיו׃'a.bi.RavH47.

23‘CurseH779Merozמֵר֗וֹזme.RozH4789,’saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. ‘Bitterly curseH779her inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;forכִּ֤יkiH3588they did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935to helpלְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.RatH5833the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to helpלְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.RatH5833the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068against the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.’

24Most blessedתְּבֹרַךְ֙te.vo.raKhH1288among womenמִנָּשִׁ֔יםmi.na.ShimH802isJaelיָעֵ֕לya.'ElH3278,the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017,most blessedתְּבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288of tent-dwellingבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168womenמִנָּשִׁ֥יםmi.na.ShimH802.

25He asked forשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325, andshe gave himנָתָ֑נָהna.Ta.nahH5414milkחָלָ֣בcha.LavH2461.In a magnificentאַדִּירִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117bowlבְּסֵ֥פֶלbe.Se.felH5602she brought himהִקְרִ֥יבָהhik.Ri.vahH7126curdsחֶמְאָֽה׃chem.'AhH2529.

26She reachedתִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971for the tent pegלַיָּתֵ֣דlai.ya.TedH3489,her rightוִֽימִינָ֖הּvi.mi.NahH3225handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027for the workman’sעֲמֵלִ֑ים'a.me.LimH6001hammerלְהַלְמ֣וּתle.hal.MutH1989.She struckוְהָלְמָ֤הve.hal.MahH1986Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516and crushedמָחֲקָ֣הma.cha.KahH4277his skullרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218;she shatteredוּמָחֲצָ֥הu.ma.cha.TzahH4272and piercedוְחָלְפָ֖הve.chal.FahH2498his templeרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ra.ka.ToH7541.

27Atבֵּ֣יןbeinH996her feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272he collapsedכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307,there he lay stillשָׁכָ֑בsha.KhavH7901;atבֵּ֤יןbeinH996her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272he collapsedכָּרַ֣עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפָ֔לna.FalH5307;whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834he collapsedכָּרַ֔עka.Ra'H3766,thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033he fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307deadשָׁדֽוּד׃sha.DudH7703.

28Sisera’sסִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'H5516motherאֵ֥ם'emH517lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.FahH8259throughבְּעַד֩be.'AdH1157the windowהַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.LonH2474;she peered throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the latticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.NavH822and lamentedוַתְּיַבֵּ֛בva.te.ya.BevH2980: ‘Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is his chariotרִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.BoH7393so longבֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbo.SheshH954in comingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935?Whatמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has delayedאֶֽחֱר֔וּ'e.che.RuH309the clatterפַּעֲמֵ֖יpa.'a.MeiH6471of his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar.ke.vo.TavH4818?’

29Her wisestחַכְמ֥וֹתchakh.MotH2450ladiesשָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsa.ro.Tei.haH8282answerתַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהta.'a.Nei.nahH6030;indeedאַף־'af-H637sheהִ֕יאhi'H1931keepsתָּשִׁ֥יבta.ShivH7725tellingאֲמָרֶ֖יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561herself,

30‘Are they notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808findingיִמְצְא֜וּyim.tze.'UH4672and dividingיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505the spoilשָׁלָ֗לsha.LalH7998—a girlרַ֤חַםRa.chamH7356ortwoרַחֲמָתַ֙יִם֙ra.cha.ma.Ta.yimH7356for eachלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218warriorגֶּ֔בֶרGe.verH1397,a plunderשְׁלַ֤לshe.LalH7998of dyed garmentsצְבָעִים֙tze.va.'ImH6648for Siseraלְסִ֣יסְרָ֔אle.Si.se.Ra'H5516,the spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998of embroideredצְבָעִ֖יםtze.va.'ImH7553 H6648garmentsצֶ֥בַעTze.va'H6648for the neckלְצַוְּארֵ֥יle.tza.ve.ReiH6677of the looterשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998?’

31Soכֵּ֠ןkenH3651may allכָל־khol-H3605Your enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'oy.Vei.khaH341perishיֹאבְד֤וּyoe.DuH6,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068!But may those who love Youוְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יוve.'O.ha.VavH157shine likeכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121at its brightestבִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹbig.vu.ra.ToH1369.”And the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had restוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

(Exodus 15:1–21)

Commentaries on Judges 5