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Judges 4

1AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againdidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah; nowEhudוְאֵה֖וּדve.'e.HudH164wasdeadH4191.

2AndJehovahsoldH4376themintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whoreignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inHazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674;andthecaptainofhisarmyצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635wasSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inHarosheth-Goim.

3AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH6817toJehovah;forhehadnineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredH3967chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270,andhemightilyoppressedH3905thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

4AndDeborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683,aprophetessנְבִיאָ֔הne.vi.'AhH5031,thewifeH802ofLapidoth,judgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5Andshedweltיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427underthepalm-treeofDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683betweenRamahהָרָמָ֛הha.ra.MahH7414andBethelinmountEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH5927uptoherforjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

6AndshesentH7971andcalledH7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301thesonH1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42outofKedesh-Naphtali,andsaidH559tohim, HathnotJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680?GoH7971anddrawH4900towardsmountTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947withtheetenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofthechildrenofNaphtaliH5321andofthechildrenofZebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074,

7andIwilldrawוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900unto thee,tothetorrentKishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028,Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,thecaptainofJabin'sarmyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,andhischariotsH7393andhismultitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995,andIwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414himintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

8AndBarakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidH559toher,Ifthou goestwithme,thenIwillgoH1980,butifthou goestnotwithme,IwillnotgoH1980.

9AndshesaidH559,IwillbyallmeansgoH1980withthee,onlyH657thatitwillnotbeתִֽהְיֶ֜הtih.YehH1961tothine honouruponthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichthou goest,forJehovahwillsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516intothehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofawomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802.AndDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683aroseH6965,andwentH1980withBarakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301toKedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943.

10AndBarakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301calledH2199togetherH2199Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןze.vu.LunH2074andNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321toKedeshקֶ֔דְשָׁהKed.shahH6943;andtherewentH5927upathisfeetH7272tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;andDeborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃de.vo.RahH1683wentH5927upwithhim.

11(NowHeberוְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017hadseveredhimselffromtheKenites,fromthechildrenofHobabחֹבָ֖בcho.VavH2246thefather-in-lawofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andhadpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168asfarastheoakofZaannaim,whichisbyKedeshקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Ke.deshH6943.)

12AndtheytoldH5046Siseraלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אle.si.se.Ra'H5516thatBarakבָּרָ֥קba.RakH1301thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֖עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42hadgoneH5927uptomountTaborתָּבֽוֹר׃ סta.VorH8396.

13ThenSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֜אsis.Ra'H5516gatheredtogetherH2199allhischariotsH7393,nineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredH3967chariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,fromHarosheth-GoimtothetorrentKishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028.

14AndDeborahדְּבֹרָ֨הde.vo.RahH1683saidH559toBarakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301,Up;forthisisthedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117inwhichJehovahhathgivenH5414Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027!IsnotJehovahgoneH3318outbeforethee?AndBarakבָּרָק֙ba.RakH1301wentH3318downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381frommountTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376afterhim.

15AndJehovahdiscomfitedSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֨אsis.Ra'H5516,andallthechariotsH7393,andallthearmyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,withtheedgeoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719beforeBarakבָרָ֑קva.RakH1301;andSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֛אsis.Ra'H5516gotdownוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from[his]chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,andfledH5127onfootH7272.

16AndBarakוּבָרָ֗קu.va.RakH1301pursuedH7291afterthechariotsH7393,andafterthearmyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,toHarosheth-Goim;andallthearmyמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516fellH5307bytheedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259wasleftH7604.

17AndSiseraוְסִֽיסְרָא֙ve.si.se.Ra'H5516fledH5127onfootH7272tothetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278thewifeאֵ֖שֶּׁת'E.shetH802ofHeberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017;fortherewaspeaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674andthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofHeberחֶ֥בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

18AndJaelיָעֵל֮ya.'ElH3278wentH3318outtomeetSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,andsaidH559tohim,Turnסוּרָ֧הsu.RahH5493in,mylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113,turnסוּרָ֥הsu.RahH5493intome;fearH3372not.Andheturnedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493intoher,intothetentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,andshecoveredוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huH3680himwiththequilt.

19AndhesaidH559toher,Giveהַשְׁקִינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248me,Ipraythee,alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huH8248,forIamthirstyצָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiH6770.Andsheopenedוַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.TachH6605theflaskofmilkהֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.LavH2461,andgavehimdrinkH8248,andcoveredוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃va.te.kha.Se.huH3680him.

20AndhesaidH559toher,Standעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975inthedoorH6607ofthetentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,anditshallbeוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961ifanyoneH376comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935andinquireofthee,andsayH559,IsthereanymanH376hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311?thatthou shaltsayH559,No.

21AndJaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278Heber'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookH3947atent-pin,andtookH3947thehammerinherhandבְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.DahH3027,andwentH935softlytohim,andsmotethepinH3489intohistemplesבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541,anditpenetratedintothegroundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;forhehadfallenintoadeep sleepandwasfaint;andhediedH4191.

22Andbehold,asBarakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301pursuedH7291Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278wentH3318outtomeethim,andsaidH559tohim,ComeH935,andIwillshew theethemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomthou seekest.AndhewentH3318intoher[tentH3489],andbehold,Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516laydeadמֵ֔תMetH4191,andthepinH3489wasinhistemplesבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.

23SoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430subduedH3665onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Andthehandיַ֤דyadH3027ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everadvanced,andprevailedagainstJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,untiltheyhadcutהִכְרִ֔יתוּhikh.Ri.tuH3772offJabinיָבִ֥יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.

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