New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 5:2-9

2“Thatthe leadersפְּרָעוֹת֙pe.ra.'OtH6546ledבִּפְרֹ֤עַbif.Ro.a'H6544in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, Thatthe peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971volunteeredבְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖בbe.hit.na.DevH5068,Blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

3Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085,O kingsמְלָכִ֔יםme.la.KhimH4428;giveהַאֲזִ֖ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,O rulersרֹֽזְנִ֑יםro.ze.NimH7336!I--to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,I will singאָשִׁ֔ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891,I will singאֲזַמֵּ֕ר'a.za.MerH2167praiseH2167to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when You wentבְּצֵאתְךָ֤be.tze.te.KhaH3318out from Seirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'IrH8165,When You marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָ֙be.tza'.de.KhaH6805from the fieldמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of EdomH112,The earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776quakedרָעָ֔שָׁהra.'A.shahH7493,the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064alsoגַּם־gam-H1571drippedנָטָ֑פוּna.Ta.fuH5197,Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the cloudsעָבִ֖ים'a.VimH5645drippedנָ֥טְפוּNa.te.fuH5197waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

5The mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022quakedנָזְל֖וּna.ze.LuH5140at the presenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,at the presenceמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6“In the daysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofShamgarשַׁמְגַּ֤רsham.GarH8044the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Anathעֲנָת֙'a.NatH6067,In the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofJaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278,the highwaysאֳרָח֑וֹת'o.ra.ChotH734were desertedחָדְל֖וּcha.de.LuH2308,And travelersוְהֹלְכֵ֣י נְתִיב֔וֹתve.ho.le.Khei ne.ti.VotH1980 H5410wentיֵלְכ֕וּye.le.KhuH1980byroundaboutעֲקַלְקַלּֽוֹת׃a.kal.ka.LotH6128waysאֳרָח֖וֹת'o.ra.ChotH734.

7The peasantryפְרָז֛וֹןfe.ra.ZonH6520ceasedחָדְל֧וּcha.de.LuH2308,they ceasedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704I, Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683,aroseשַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙sha.Kam.tiH6965,Until I aroseשַׁקַּ֥מְתִּיsha.Kam.tiH6965,a motherאֵ֖ם'emH517in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430were chosenיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977;Thenאָ֖ז'azH227warלָחֶ֣םla.ChemH3901wasin the gatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179.Not a shieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043or a spearוָרֹ֔מַחva.Ro.machH7420was seenיֵֽרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200Among fortyבְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820goes out tothe commandersלְחוֹקְקֵ֣יle.cho.KeiH2710of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,The volunteersהַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖יםha.mit.na.de.VimH5068among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971;Blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

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