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Judges 5:6-24

6Inthedaysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofShamgarשַׁמְגַּ֤רsham.GarH8044thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnathעֲנָת֙'a.NatH6067,inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofJaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278,Theroadswereunused,andthetravellersonhighwayswentH1980bycrookedpathsH734.

7ThevillagesceasedH2308inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,CeasedH2308untilthatIDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683aroseH6965,ThatIaroseH6965amotherאֵ֖ם'emH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8TheychoseH977newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;thenאָ֖ז'azH227waswarinthegatesH8179:Wasthereashieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043orspearוָרֹ֔מַחva.Ro.machH7420seenH7200amongfortyבְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9Myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820istowardthegovernorsofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoofferedH5068themselveswillinglyamongthepeopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971.Blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288Jehovah!

10YethatrideH7392onwhiteshe-asses, yethatsitיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427oncarpets,andyethatwalkH1980bythewayH1870, consider.

11BecauseofthevoiceH6963ofthosewhodivide [thespoil]inthemidstoftheplacesofdrawing water;TheretheyrehearsetherighteousactsofJehovah,HisrighteousactstowardhisvillagesinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofJehovahwentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381tothegatesH8179.

12Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִי֙'u.RiH5782,Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683!awakeע֥וּרִי'U.riH5782,awakeע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782,utterasongשִׁ֑ירShirH7892!Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,Barakבָּרָ֛קba.RakH1301,andleadcaptiveוּֽשֲׁבֵ֥הu.sha.VehH7617thycaptivesשֶׁבְיְךָ֖shev.ye.KhaH7628, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹֽעַם׃'a.vi.No.'amH42!

13Thenאָ֚ז'azH227come down, thou,theremnantofnoblesH117, [ashis]peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971;Jehovah! come downwithmeinthemidstofthemightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368onesH1368.

14OutofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669[cameH3381]thosewhoserootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328wasinAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֔קba.'a.ma.LekH6002;AftertheewasBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖יןvin.ya.MinH1144amongthypeoplesH5971.OutofMachircameH3381downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381governors,AndoutofZebulunוּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ןu.Mi.ze.vu.LunH2074theythathandledthestaffבְּשֵׁ֥בֶטbe.She.vetH7626oftheruler.

15AndtheprincesH8269inIssacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙be.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485werewithDeborahדְּבֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683;AndIssacharוְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ve.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485,likeBarakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301;TheyweresentH7971intothevalleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010athisfeetH7272.InthedivisionsofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205thereweregreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419resolvesofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820!

16Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100abodest thouamongthesheepfolds,Tohearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thebleatingoftheflocksעֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.RimH5739?InthedivisionsofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205thereweregreatגְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419deliberationsofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820!

17Gileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568abodebeyondJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383;AndDanוְדָ֕ןve.DanH1835,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100didheremainיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427inshipsאֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.YotH591?Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836satH3427onthesea-shore,Andabodeinhiscreeks.

18Zebulunזְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunH2074isapeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971[that] jeopardedtheirlivesנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315untodeathH4191,Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.LiH5321also,onthehighH4791placesH4791ofthefieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

19Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428cameH935, —theyfoughtH3898;Thenאָ֤ז'azH227foughtH3898thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofCanaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667;AtTaanachבְּתַעְנַ֖ךְbe.ta'.NakhH8590,bythewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֑וֹme.gi.DoH4023;TheytookH3947nospoilofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20Fromheavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064wasthefightH3898;Thestarsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556fromtheircoursesfoughtH3898withSiseraסִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'H5516.

21ThetorrentofKishonקִישׁוֹן֙ki.shOnH7028sweptthemaway,Thatancienttorrent,thetorrentKishonקִישׁ֑וֹןki.ShonH7028.MysoulH5315, thou hasttroddenH1869downH1869strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797!

22Thenאָ֥ז'azH227didthehorse-hoofs clatterwiththecoursings,Thecoursingsoftheirsteeds.

23Curseא֣וֹרוּ'o.ruH779Meroz, saiththeAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah;Curseאֹ֥רוּ'O.ruH779,curseאָר֖וֹר'a.RorH779theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;FortheycameH935nottothehelpלְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.RatH5833ofJehovah,Tothehelpלְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.RatH5833ofJehovahamongthemightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

24BlessedH1288abovewomenH802shallJaelיָעֵ֕לya.'ElH3278thewifeH802ofHeberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017be,BlessedH1288abovewomenH802inthetentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168!

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