Revised Literal Translation

Judges 5:28-30

28The motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'H5516lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.FahH8259out at a windowהַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and criedוַתְּיַבֵּ֛בva.te.ya.BevH2980through the latticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.NavH822,Why is his chariotרִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.BoH7393solongבֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbo.SheshH954in comingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935?why tarryאֶֽחֱר֔וּ'e.che.RuH309the wheelsפַּעֲמֵ֖יpa.'a.MeiH6471of his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar.ke.vo.TavH4818?

29Her wiseחַכְמ֥וֹתchakh.MotH2450ladiesשָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsa.ro.Tei.haH8282answeredתַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהta.'a.Nei.nahH6030her, yea, she returnedתָּשִׁ֥יבta.ShivH7725answerאֲמָרֶ֖יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561to herself,

30Have they not spedיִמְצְא֜וּyim.tze.'UH4672? have they notdividedיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505the preyשָׁלָ֗לsha.LalH7998;to everyלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218manגֶּ֔בֶרGe.verH1397a damselH7356ortwoH7361;to Siseraלְסִ֣יסְרָ֔אle.Si.se.Ra'H5516a preyשְׁלַ֤לshe.LalH7998of divers coloursצְבָעִים֙tze.va.'ImH6648,a preyשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998of divers coloursצְבָעִ֖יםtze.va.'ImH6648of needleworkרִקְמָ֑הrik.MahH7553,of divers coloursצֶ֥בַעTze.va'H6648of needlework on both sidesרִקְמָתַ֖יִםrik.ma.Ta.yimH7553, meetfor the necksלְצַוְּארֵ֥יle.tza.ve.ReiH6677of them that takethe spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998?

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