Revised Literal Translation

Judges 5:24-27

24Blessedתְּבֹרַךְ֙te.vo.raKhH1288above womenמִנָּשִׁ֔יםmi.na.ShimH802shall Jaelיָעֵ֕לya.'ElH3278the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Heberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268the Keniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017be, blessedתְּבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288shall she be above womenמִנָּשִׁ֥יםmi.na.ShimH802in the tentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168.

25He askedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325, andshe gaveנָתָ֑נָהna.Ta.nahH5414himmilkחָלָ֣בcha.LavH2461;she brought forthהִקְרִ֥יבָהhik.Ri.vahH7126butterחֶמְאָֽה׃chem.'AhH2529in a lordlyאַדִּירִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117dishבְּסֵ֥פֶלbe.Se.felH5602.

26She putתִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971her handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027to the nailלַיָּתֵ֣דlai.ya.TedH3489,and her right handוִֽימִינָ֖הּvi.mi.NahH3225to the workmen’sעֲמֵלִ֑ים'a.me.LimH6001hammerלְהַלְמ֣וּתle.hal.MutH1989;and with the hammer she smoteוְהָלְמָ֤הve.hal.MahH1986Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516,she smote offמָחֲקָ֣הma.cha.KahH4277his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,when she had piercedוּמָחֲצָ֥הu.ma.cha.TzahH4272and stricken throughוְחָלְפָ֖הve.chal.FahH2498his templesרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ra.ka.ToH7541.

27At her feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272he bowedכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307,he lay downשָׁכָ֑בsha.KhavH7901:at her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272he bowedכָּרַ֣עka.Ra'H3766,he fellנָפָ֔לna.FalH5307:whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834he bowedכָּרַ֔עka.Ra'H3766,there he fell downנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307deadשָׁדֽוּד׃sha.DudH7703.

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