New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 5:20-26

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.’

24“Most blessedתְּבֹרַךְ֙te.vo.raKhH1288of womenמִנָּשִׁ֔יםmi.na.ShimH802is Jaelיָעֵ֕לya.'ElH3278,The wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017;Most blessedתְּבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288is she of womenמִנָּשִׁ֥יםmi.na.ShimH802in the tentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168.

25He askedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592for waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325andshe gaveנָתָ֑נָהna.Ta.nahH5414him milkחָלָ֣בcha.LavH2461;In a magnificentאַדִּירִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117bowlבְּסֵ֥פֶלbe.Se.felH5602she broughtהִקְרִ֥יבָהhik.Ri.vahH7126him curdsחֶמְאָֽה׃chem.'AhH2529.

26She reachedתִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971out her handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027for the tentH3489pegלַיָּתֵ֣דlai.ya.TedH3489,And her rightוִֽימִינָ֖הּvi.mi.NahH3225handH3225for the workmen’sעֲמֵלִ֑ים'a.me.LimH6001hammerלְהַלְמ֣וּתle.hal.MutH1989.Then she struckוְהָלְמָ֤הve.hal.MahH1986Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,she smashedמָחֲקָ֣הma.cha.KahH4277his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218;And she shatteredוּמָחֲצָ֥הu.ma.cha.TzahH4272and piercedוְחָלְפָ֖הve.chal.FahH2498his templeרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ra.ka.ToH7541.

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