New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 4:17-22

17Now Siseraוְסִֽיסְרָא֙ve.si.se.Ra'H5516fledנָ֣סnasH5127away on footבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Jaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278the wifeאֵ֖שֶּׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017, for there waspeaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenH996Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674and the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Heberחֶ֥בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

18Jaelיָעֵל֮ya.'ElH3278wentוַתֵּצֵ֣אva.te.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Turnסוּרָ֧הsu.RahH5493asideסוּרָ֥הsu.RahH5493,my masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113,turnH5493asideוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493to me! Do not be afraidתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372.”And he turnedH5493asideH5493to her into the tentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,and she coveredוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huH3680him with arugבַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃ba.se.mi.KhahH8063.

19He saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994giveהַשְׁקִינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248me a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huH8248,for I am thirstyצָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiH6770.”So she openedוַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.TachH6605abottleנֹ֧אודNodH4997of milkהֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.LavH2461and gaveH8248him a drinkH8248;then she coveredוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃va.te.kha.Se.huH3680him.

20He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Standעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975in the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,and it shall be ifאִם־'im-H518anyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376comesיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935and inquiresוּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְu.she.'e.LekhH7592of you, and saysוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Is thereהֲיֵֽשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311?’that you shall sayוְאָמַ֥רְתְּve.'a.MartH559, ‘Noאָֽיִן׃'A.yinH369.’”

21But Jaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278,Heber’sחֶ֠בֶרChe.verH2268wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947a tentהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168pegיְתַ֨דye.TadH3489andseizedוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760a hammerH4717in her handבְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and wentוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935secretlyH3909to him and droveוַתִּתְקַ֤עva.tit.Ka'H8628the pegהַיָּתֵד֙hai.ya.TedH3489into his templeבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541,and it wentH6795throughH6795into the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;for he was soundH7290asleepH7290and exhaustedוַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888.So he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

22And beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,as Barakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301pursuedרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278cameוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Comeלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,and I will showוְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּve.'ar.'E.kaH7200you the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are seekingמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245.”And he enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935with her, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516was lyingנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307deadמֵ֔תMetH4191with the tentH3489pegוְהַיָּתֵ֖דve.hai.ya.TedH3489in his templeבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.

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