Berean Standard Bible

Judges 5:20-26

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.

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