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Judges 4:20-21

20Again he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Stand inעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,and it shall be, when any manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376doth comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935and enquireוּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְu.she.'e.LekhH7592of thee, and sayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559,Is thereH3426any manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376hereH3426?that thou shalt sayוְאָמַ֥רְתְּve.'a.MartH559, No.

21Then Jaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278Heber’sחֶ֠בֶרChe.verH2268wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947a nailיְתַ֨דye.TadH3489of the tentהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168,and tookוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760an hammerהַמַּקֶּ֣בֶתha.ma.Ke.vetH4718in her handבְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.DahH3027,and wentוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935softlyבַּלָּ֔אטba.LatH3814unto him, and smoteוַתִּתְקַ֤עva.tit.Ka'H8628the nailהַיָּתֵד֙hai.ya.TedH3489into his templesבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541,and fastenedוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795it into the groundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:for he was fast asleepנִרְדָּ֥םnir.DamH7290and wearyH5774.So he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

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