Revised Literal Translation

Judges 5:16-23

16Why abodestיָשַׁ֗בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427thou amongבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the sheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the bleatingsשְׁרִק֣וֹתshe.ri.KotH8292of the flocksעֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.RimH5739?For the divisionsH6390of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there weregreatגְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419searchingsחִקְרֵי־chik.rei-H2714of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

17Gileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568abodeשָׁכֵ֔ןsha.KhenH7931beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383:and why did Danוְדָ֕ןve.DanH1835remainיָג֖וּרya.GurH1481in shipsאֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.YotH591?Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836continuedיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427on the seaיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220shoreלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348,and abodeיִשְׁכּֽוֹן׃yish.KonH7931in his breachesמִפְרָצָ֖יוmif.ra.TzavH4664.

18Zebulunזְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunH2074and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.LiH5321werea peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971thatjeopardedחֵרֵ֥ףche.RefH2778their livesנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto the deathלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the high placesמְרוֹמֵ֥יme.ro.MeiH4791of the fieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

19The kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935andfoughtנִלְחָ֔מוּnil.Cha.muH3898,then foughtנִלְחֲמוּ֙nil.cha.MuH3898the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667in Taanachבְּתַעְנַ֖ךְbe.ta'.NakhH8590by the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Megiddoמְגִדּ֑וֹme.gi.DoH4023;they tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947no gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215of moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20They foughtנִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.muH3898from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556in their coursesמִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.me.si.lo.TamH4546foughtנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Siseraסִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'H5516.

21The riverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158of Kishonקִישׁוֹן֙ki.shOnH7028swept them awayגְּרָפָ֔םge.ra.FamH1640,that ancientקְדוּמִ֖יםke.du.MimH6917riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158,the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֑וֹןki.ShonH7028.O my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,thou hast trodden downתִּדְרְכִ֥יtid.re.KhiH1869strengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797.

22Then were the horsehoofsעִקְּבֵי־ ס֑וּס'i.ke.vei- SusH5483 H6119brokenהָלְמ֖וּhal.MuH1986by the means of the pransingsמִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹתmi.da.ha.RotH1726,the pransingsדַּהֲר֥וֹתda.ha.RotH1726of their mighty onesאַבִּירָֽיו׃'a.bi.RavH47.

23Curseא֣וֹרוּ'o.ruH779ye Merozמֵר֗וֹזme.RozH4789,saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,curseאֹ֥רוּ'O.ruH779ye bitterlyאָר֖וֹר'a.RorH779the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof; because they cameבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935not to the helpלְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.RatH5833of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to the helpלְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.RatH5833of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068against the mightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

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