Revised Literal Translation

Judges 4:1-4

1And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when Ehudוְאֵה֖וּדve.'e.HudH164was deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068soldוַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,that reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Hazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674;the captainוְשַׂר־ve.sar-H8269of whose armyצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635wasSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Haroshethבַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתba.cha.Ro.shetH2800of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

3And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for he had nineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270;and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141he mightilyבְּחָזְקָ֖הbe.cha.ze.KahH2394oppressedלָחַ֞ץla.ChatzH3905the childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And Deborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683,a prophetessנְבִיאָ֔הne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeH802of Lapidothלַפִּיד֑וֹתla.pi.DotH3941,she judgedשֹׁפְטָ֥הsho.fe.TahH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

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