New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 4:21-24

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.

23SoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430subduedוַיַּכְנַ֤עvai.yakh.Na'H3665on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24The handיַ֤דyadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478pressedוַתֵּ֜לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980heavierהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and heavierוְקָשָׁ֔הve.ka.ShahH7186upon Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834they haddestroyedהִכְרִ֔יתוּhikh.Ri.tuH3772Jabinיָבִ֥יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.

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