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Judges 4:17-22

17Howbeit Siseraוְסִֽיסְרָא֙ve.si.se.Ra'H5516fled awayנָ֣סnasH5127on his feetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Jaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278the wifeאֵ֖שֶּׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017: for there waspeaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965between Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674and the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Heberחֶ֥בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

18And Jaelיָעֵל֮ya.'ElH3278went outוַתֵּצֵ֣אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Turn inסוּרָ֧הsu.RahH5493,my lordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113,turn inסוּרָ֥הsu.RahH5493to me; fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372not. And when he had turned inוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493unto her into the tentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,she coveredוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huH3680him with a mantleבַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃ba.se.mi.KhahH8063.

19And he saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkהַשְׁקִינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248;for I am thirstyצָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiH6770.And she openedוַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.TachH6605a bottleנֹ֧אודNodH4997of milkהֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.LavH2461,and gave him drinkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huH8248,and coveredוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃va.te.kha.Se.huH3680him.

20Again he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Stand inעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,and it shall be, when any manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376doth comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935and enquireוּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְu.she.'e.LekhH7592of thee, and sayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559,Is thereH3426any manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376hereH3426?that thou shalt sayוְאָמַ֥רְתְּve.'a.MartH559, No.

21Then Jaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278Heber’sחֶ֠בֶרChe.verH2268wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947a nailיְתַ֨דye.TadH3489of the tentהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168,and tookוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760an hammerהַמַּקֶּ֣בֶתha.ma.Ke.vetH4718in her handבְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and wentוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935softlyבַּלָּ֔אטba.LatH3814unto him, and smoteוַתִּתְקַ֤עva.tit.Ka'H8628the nailהַיָּתֵד֙hai.ya.TedH3489into his templesבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541,and fastenedוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795it into the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:for he was fast asleepנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290and wearyH5774.So he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

22And, behold, as Barakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301pursuedרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278came outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him, and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, ComeH3212,and I will shewוְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּve.'ar.'E.kaH7200thee the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whom thou seekestמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245.And when he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into her tent,behold, Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516layנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,and the nailוְהַיָּתֵ֖דve.hai.ya.TedH3489wasin his templesבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.

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