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Judges 4:1-9

1And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when Ehudוְאֵה֖וּדve.'e.HudH164was deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

2And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068soldוַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,that reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Hazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674;the captainוְשַׂר־ve.sar-H8269of whose hostצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635wasSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Haroshethבַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתba.cha.Ro.shetH2800of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

3And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for he had nineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270;and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141he mightilyבְּחָזְקָ֖הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394oppressedלָחַ֞ץla.ChatzH3905the childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And Deborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683,a prophetessנְבִיאָ֔הne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeH802of Lapidothלַפִּיד֑וֹתla.pi.DotH3941,she judgedשֹׁפְטָ֥הsho.fe.TahH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5And she dweltיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427under the palm treeתֹּ֜מֶרTo.merH8560of Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683between Ramahהָרָמָ֛הha.ra.MahH7414and Beth–elH1008in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:and the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to her for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

6And she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֗חva.tish.LachH7971and calledוַתִּקְרָא֙va.tik.Ra'H7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42out of Kedesh–naphtaliמִקֶּ֖דֶשׁmi.Ke.deshH6943,and saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Hath not the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680, saying,GoH3212and drawוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙u.ma.shakh.TaH4900toward mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947with thee tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of NaphtaliH5321and of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074?

7And I will drawוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900unto thee to the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of Jabin’sיָבִ֔יןya.VinH2985armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,with his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and his multitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995;and I will deliverוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414him into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

8And Barakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, If thou wilt goH3212with me, then I will goH1980:but if thou wilt not goH3212with me, thenI will not goH3212.

9And she saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559,I will surelyH1980goH3212with thee: notwithstandingאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657the journeyהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that thou takestH1980shall not be for thine honourתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗tif.'ar.te.KhaH8597;for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall sellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802.And Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683aroseוַתָּ֧קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and wentH3212with Barakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301to Kedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943.

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