Revised Literal Translation

Judges 4:2-13

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.

5And she dweltיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427under the palm treeתֹּ֜מֶרTo.merH8560of Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683between Ramahהָרָמָ֛הha.ra.MahH7414and Beth–elH1008in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:and the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to her for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.

6And she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֗חva.tish.LachH7971and calledוַתִּקְרָא֙va.tik.Ra'H7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42out of Kedesh–naphtaliמִקֶּ֖דֶשׁmi.Ke.deshH6943,and saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Hath not Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680, saying,GoH3212and drawוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙u.ma.shakh.TaH4900toward mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947with thee tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of NaphtaliH5321and of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074?

7And I will drawוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900unto thee to the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of Jabin’sיָבִ֔יןya.VinH2985armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635,with his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and his multitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995;and I will deliverוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414him into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

8And Barakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, If thou wilt goH3212with me, then I will goH1980:but if thou wilt not goH3212with me, thenI will not goH3212.

9And she saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559,I will surelyH1980goH3212with thee: notwithstandingאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657the journeyהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that thou takestH1980shall not be for thine honourתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗tif.'ar.te.KhaH8597;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall sellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802.And Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683aroseוַתָּ֧קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and wentH3212with Barakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301to Kedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943.

10And Barakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301calledוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןze.vu.LunH2074and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321to Kedeshקֶ֔דְשָׁהKed.shahH6943;and he went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927with tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376at his feetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272:and Deborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃de.vo.RahH1683went upוַתַּ֥עַלva.Ta.'alH5927with him.

11Now Heberוְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017, which wasof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Hobabחֹבָ֖בcho.VavH2246the father in lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,had severedנִפְרָ֣דnif.RadH6504himself from the KenitesH7017,and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168unto the plainאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436of Zaanaimבְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםbatz.'a.nimH6815, which isby Kedeshקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Ke.deshH6943.

12And they shewedוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Siseraלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אle.si.se.Ra'H5516that Barakבָּרָ֥קba.RakH1301the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֖עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42was gone upעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927to mountהַר־har-H2022Taborתָּבֽוֹר׃ סta.VorH8396.

13And Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֜אsis.Ra'H5516gathered togetherוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199all his chariotsרִכְבּ֗וֹrikh.BoH7393, evennineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, from Haroshethמֵחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתme.cha.Ro.shetH2800of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471unto the riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Kishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028.

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