Revised Literal Translation

Judges 4:21-24

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.

22And, behold, as Barakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301pursuedרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278came outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125him, and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, ComeH3212,and I will shewוְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּve.'ar.'E.kaH7200thee the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whom thou seekestמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245.And when he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into her tent,behold, Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516layנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,and the nailוְהַיָּתֵ֖דve.hai.ya.TedH3489wasin his templesבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.

23So Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430subduedוַיַּכְנַ֤עvai.yakh.Na'H3665on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And the handיַ֤דyadH3027of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478prosperedH1980 H3212,and prevailedוְקָשָׁ֔הve.ka.ShahH7186against Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,until they had destroyedהִכְרִ֔יתוּhikh.Ri.tuH3772Jabinיָבִ֥יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.

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