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Judges 5:20-31

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.

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