Revised Literal Translation

Judges 4:6-16

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.

14And Deborahדְּבֹרָ֨הde.vo.RahH1683saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559unto Barakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301,Upק֗וּםKumH6965; for this isthe dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in which Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027:is not Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gone outיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee? So Barakבָּרָק֙ba.RakH1301went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

15And Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068discomfitedוַיָּ֣הָםvai.Ya.homH2000Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֨אsis.Ra'H5516, and all hischariotsהָרֶ֧כֶבha.Re.khevH7393, and all hisarmyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Barakבָרָ֑קva.RakH1301;so that Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֛אsis.Ra'H5516lighted downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381off hischariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,and fled awayוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127on his feetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

16But Barakוּבָרָ֗קu.va.RakH1301pursuedרָדַ֞ףra.DafH7291afterH310the chariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393,and after the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,unto Haroshethחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתcha.Ro.shetH2800of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:and all the armyמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307upon the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719; andthere was not a manאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259leftנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604.

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