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Judges 5:24-30

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?’

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