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Judges 4:6-16

6Now she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֗חva.tish.LachH7971wordand 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, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has indeed 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.

7I will drawוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900outH4900to you Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Jabin’sיָבִ֔יןya.VinH2985armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,with his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and hismanyהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995troopsto the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028, andI will handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH5414 H3027him overH5414to you.’”

8Then Barakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will goתֵּלְכִ֥יte.le.KhiH1980with me, then I will goוְהָלָ֑כְתִּיve.ha.La.khe.tiH1980;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you will not goתֵלְכִ֛יte.le.KhiH1980with me, I will not goאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.”

9She saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I will certainlyהָלֹ֧ךְha.LokhH1980goאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980with you; howeverאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657 H3588,the fameתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗tif.'ar.te.KhaH8597shall not be yours on the journeyהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that you are about to takeהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will sellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802.”Then Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683gotH6965upH6965and wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךva.Te.lekhH1980with Barakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301to Kedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943.

10Barakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301summonedוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןze.vu.LunH2074and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321to Kedeshקֶ֔דְשָׁהKed.shahH6943,and tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376wentH5927upH5927with him; Deborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃de.vo.RahH1683also wentH5927upH5927with him.

11Now Heberוְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017had separatedנִפְרָ֣דnif.RadH6504himself from the Kenitesמִקַּ֔יִןmi.Ka.yinH7014,from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Hobabחֹבָ֖בcho.VavH2246thefather-in-lawH2860of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and had pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168as farעַד־'ad-H5704away as theoakאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436inZaanannimבְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםbatz.'a.nimH6815,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is nearאֶת־'et-H854Kedeshקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Ke.deshH6943.

12Then they toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Siseraלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אle.si.se.Ra'H5516that Barakבָּרָ֥קba.RakH1301the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֖עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42had goneH5927upH5927to Mountהַר־har-H2022Taborתָּבֽוֹר׃ סta.VorH8396.

13Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֜אsis.Ra'H5516summonedוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199allכָּל־kol-H3605his chariotsרִכְבּ֗וֹrikh.BoH7393,nineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, fromHarosheth-hagoyimמֵחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִ֖םme.cha.Ro.shet ha.go.YimH2800 H1471to the riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028.

14Then Deborahדְּבֹרָ֨הde.vo.RahH1683saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Barakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301, “Ariseק֗וּםKumH6965!For thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117on whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has handedבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH5414 H3027Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516overH5414to you;beholdהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has goneH3318outH3318beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you.” So Barakבָּרָק֙ba.RakH1301wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396with tenוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376followingאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

15And the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068routedוַיָּ֣הָםvai.Ya.homH2000Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֨אsis.Ra'H5516and allכָּל־kol-H3605hischariotsהָרֶ֧כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and allכָּל־kol-H3605hisarmyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Barakבָרָ֑קva.RakH1301;and Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֛אsis.Ra'H5516gotH3381downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from hischariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הha.mer.ka.VahH4818and fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127on footבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

16But Barakוּבָרָ֗קu.va.RakH1301pursuedרָדַ֞ףra.DafH7291 H310the chariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393and the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264as farעַ֖ד'adH5704as Harosheth-hagoyimחֲרֹ֣שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִ֑םcha.Ro.shet ha.go.YimH2800 H1471,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the armyמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307by the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;not evenעַד־'ad-H5704oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259was leftנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604.

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