New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 4:2-6

2And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068soldוַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whoH834reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Hazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674;and the commanderוְשַׂר־ve.sar-H8269of his armyצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635was Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,whoH834livedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inHarosheth-hagoyimבַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.cha.Ro.shet ha.go.YimH2800 H1471.

3The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;for he had nineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393,and he oppressedלָחַ֞ץla.ChatzH3905the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478severelyבְּחָזְקָ֖הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394for twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

4Now Deborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683, aprophetessנְבִיאָ֔הne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeH802of Lappidothלַפִּיד֑וֹתla.pi.DotH3941,was judgingשֹׁפְטָ֥הsho.fe.TahH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

5She used tositיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thepalmH8560treeH8560of Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683betweenH996Ramahהָרָמָ֛הha.ra.MahH7414and BethelH1008in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;and the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to her for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

6Now she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֗חva.tish.LachH7971and summonedוַתִּקְרָא֙va.tik.Ra'H7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42from Kedesh-naphtaliמִקֶּ֖דֶשׁ נַפְתָּלִ֑יmi.Ke.desh naf.ta.LiH6943 H5321,and saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Beholdהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808,the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680, ‘Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980and marchוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙u.ma.shakh.TaH4900to Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947with you tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321and from the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074.

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