New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 5:16-23

16Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did you sitיָשַׁ֗בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427amongבֵּ֚יןbeinH996thesheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942,To hearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the pipingשְׁרִק֣וֹתshe.ri.KotH8292for the flocksעֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.RimH5739?Among the divisionsH6390of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205There weregreatגְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419searchingsחִקְרֵי־chik.rei-H2714of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

17Gileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568remainedשָׁכֵ֔ןsha.KhenH7931acrossבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383;And whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did Danוְדָ֕ןve.DanH1835stayיָג֖וּרya.GurH1481in shipsאֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.YotH591?Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836satיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427at the seashoreלְח֣וֹף יַמִּ֔יםle.Chof ya.MimH3220 H2348, Andremainedיִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃yish.KonH7931by its landingsמִפְרָצָ֖יוmif.ra.TzavH4664.

18Zebulunזְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunH2074wasa peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971who despisedחֵרֵ֥ףche.RefH2778their livesנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315evento deathלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191,And Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.LiH5321also, on the highH4791placesH4791of the fieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

19“The kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935andfoughtנִלְחָ֔מוּnil.Cha.muH3898;Thenאָ֤ז'azH227foughtנִלְחֲמוּ֙nil.cha.MuH3898the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667At Taanachבְּתַעְנַ֖ךְbe.ta'.NakhH8590nearעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Megiddoמְגִדּ֑וֹme.gi.DoH4023;They tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947noלֹ֥אlo'H3808plunderבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215in silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20The starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556foughtנִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.muH3898from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,From their coursesמִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.me.si.lo.TamH4546they foughtנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Siseraסִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'H5516.

21The torrentנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158of Kishonקִישׁוֹן֙ki.shOnH7028sweptH1640them awayH1640,The ancientקְדוּמִ֖יםke.du.MimH6917torrentנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158,the torrentנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֑וֹןki.ShonH7028.O my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,marchתִּדְרְכִ֥יtid.re.KhiH1869on with strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797.

22Thenאָ֥ז'azH227the horses’ס֑וּסSusH5483hoofsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119beatהָלְמ֖וּhal.MuH1986From the dashingמִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹתmi.da.ha.RotH1726,the dashingדַּהֲר֥וֹתda.ha.RotH1726of hisvaliantH47steedsH47.

23‘Curseא֣וֹרוּ'o.ruH779Merozמֵר֗וֹזme.RozH4789,’saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Utterlyאֹ֥רוּ'O.ruH779curseאָר֖וֹר'a.RorH779its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they did not comeבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935to the helpלְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.RatH5833of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,To the helpלְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.RatH5833of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068against the warriorsבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.’

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