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Judges 5:16-23

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.’

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