New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 5:20-31

20The starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556foughtנִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.muH3898from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,From their pathsמִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.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.My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,marchתִּדְרְכִ֥יtid.re.KhiH1869on with strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797!

22Thenאָ֥ז'azH227the horses’ס֑וּסSusH5483hoofsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119beatהָלְמ֖וּhal.MuH1986From the gallopingמִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹתmi.da.ha.RotH1726,the gallopingדַּהֲר֥וֹתda.ha.RotH1726of his mightyאַבִּירָֽיו׃'a.bi.RavH47stallionsH47.

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.yimH4325,she gaveנָתָ֑נָהna.Ta.nahH5414him milkחָלָ֣בcha.LavH2461;In a magnificentאַדִּירִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117bowlבְּסֵ֥פֶלbe.Se.felH5602she broughtהִקְרִ֥יבָהhik.Ri.vahH7126him curdsחֶמְאָֽה׃chem.'AhH2529.

26She reachedH7971outH7971her 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.

27Betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996her feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272he bowedכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307,he layשָׁכָ֑בsha.KhavH7901;Betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272he bowedכָּרַ֣עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפָ֔לna.FalH5307;Whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834he bowedכָּרַ֔עka.Ra'H3766,thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033he fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307deadשָׁדֽוּד׃sha.DudH7703.

28“Out of the windowהַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.LonH2474she lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.FahH8259and wailedוַתְּיַבֵּ֛בva.te.ya.BevH2980,The motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'H5516throughH1157thelatticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.NavH822, ‘Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069does his chariotרִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.BoH7393delayאֶֽחֱר֔וּ'e.che.RuH309in comingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935?Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do thehoofbeatsפַּעֲמֵ֖יpa.'a.MeiH6471of his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar.ke.vo.TavH4818delayH309?’

29Her wiseחַכְמ֥וֹתchakh.MotH2450princessesשָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsa.ro.Tei.haH8282would answerתַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהta.'a.Nei.nahH6030her,Indeedאַף־'af-H637she repeatsתָּשִׁ֥יבta.ShivH7725her wordsאֲמָרֶ֖יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561to herself,

30‘Are they not findingיִמְצְא֜וּyim.tze.'UH4672,are they not dividingיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505the spoilsשָׁלָ֗לsha.LalH7998?A concubineH7358,two concubinesH7358for everyלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218warriorגֶּ֔בֶרGe.verH1397;To Siseraלְסִ֣יסְרָ֔אle.Si.se.Ra'H5516a spoilשְׁלַ֤לshe.LalH7998of dyedH6648clothH6648,A spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998of dyedH6648clothH6648embroideredרִקְמָ֑הrik.MahH7553,DyedH6648clothH6648of double embroideryרִקְמָתַ֖יִםrik.ma.Ta.yimH7553on theneckלְצַוְּארֵ֥יle.tza.ve.ReiH6677of the plundererשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998?’

31May allכָל־khol-H3605Your enemiesH340perishיֹאבְד֤וּyoe.DuH6inH3651thisH3651wayH3651, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;But may those who loveוְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יוve.'O.ha.VavH157Him be like the risingכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318of the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121in its mightבִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹbig.vu.ra.ToH1369.”And the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasH8252atH8252restH8252for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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