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Judges 5:2-9

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!

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