Revised Version 1895
Judges 4
2And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068soldוַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, thatreignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inHazorבְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.TzorH2674; thecaptainוְשַׂר־ve.sar-H8269ofwhoseH834hostצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635wasSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'H5516,whichH834dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Harosheth of theGentilesהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.
3And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּצְעֲק֥וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for he hadnineתְּשַׁ֨עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270; andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141he mightilyoppressedלָחַ֞ץla.ChatzH3905thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Andsheוְ֠הִיאVe.hi'H1931dweltיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתyo.She.vetH3427underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thepalmH8560treeH8560ofDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הde.vo.RahH1683betweenH996Ramahהָרָמָ֛הha.ra.MahH7414and Beth-el in thehillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: and thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH5927upH5927toherאֵלֶ֛יהָ'e.Lei.haH413forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃la.mish.PatH4941.
6AndsheH7121sentH7971andcalledH7121Barakלְבָרָ֣קle.va.RakH1301thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42outH7971of Kedesh-naphtali, andsaidH559unto him, Hathnotהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,commandedצִוָּ֣ה׀tzi.VahH6680,sayingH559,GoH7971anddrawוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙u.ma.shakh.TaH4900untomountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947with theetenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofNaphtaliH5321and of thechildrenוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofZebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃ze.vu.LunH2074?
7And I willdrawוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יu.ma.shakh.TiH4900unto thee to theriverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֗וֹןki.ShonH7028Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516, thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269ofJabin’sיָבִ֔יןya.VinH2985armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635, with hischariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and hismultitudeהֲמוֹנ֑וֹha.mo.NoH1995; and I willdeliverוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414himintoH413thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.
8AndBarakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltgoתֵּלְכִ֥יte.le.KhiH1980withmeH413, then I willgoוְהָלָ֑כְתִּיve.ha.La.khe.tiH1980: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou wiltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goתֵלְכִ֛יte.le.KhiH1980withmeH413, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.
9Andsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, I willsurelyH3588goH1980with thee: notwithstanding thejourneyהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that thou takest shallnotלֹ֨אlo'H3808be for thine honour; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallsellיִמְכֹּ֥רyim.KorH4376Siseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אsis.Ra'H5516intoH1980thehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802. AndDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הde.vo.RahH1683aroseוַתָּ֧קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andwentH1980withBarakבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1301toKedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃Ked.shahH6943.
10AndBarakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301calledH2199Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןze.vu.LunH2074andNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321togetherH2199toKedeshקֶ֔דְשָׁהKed.shahH6943; and therewentH5927upH5927tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאַלְפֵ֖י'al.FeiH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376at hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272: andDeborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃de.vo.RahH1683wentH5927upH5927with him.
11NowHeberוְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017had severedhimselfנִפְרָ֣דnif.RadH6504from theKenitesH7017,evenH5704from thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofHobabחֹבָ֖בcho.VavH2246the brother in law ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, and hadpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168asfarH5704as theoakאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436inZaanannimבְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםbatz.'a.nimH6815,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is byKedeshקֶֽדֶשׁ׃Ke.deshH6943.
13AndSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֜אsis.Ra'H5516gatheredtogetherוַיַּזְעֵ֨קvai.yaz.'EkH2199allכָּל־kol-H3605hischariotsרִכְבּ֗וֹrikh.BoH7393,evenH853nineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were with him, from Harosheth of theGentilesהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, unto theriverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישֽׁוֹן׃ki.ShonH7028.
14AndDeborahדְּבֹרָ֨הde.vo.RahH1683saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559untoBarakבָּרָ֜קba.RakH1301,Upק֗וּםKumH6965; for this is thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117inwhichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredH5414Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516intoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: isnotהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068goneH3318outH3318beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee?SoH5414Barakבָּרָק֙ba.RakH1301wentH3318downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396, andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
15And theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068discomfitedSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֨אsis.Ra'H5516, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hischariotsהָרֶ֧כֶבha.Re.khevH7393, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hishostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Barakבָרָ֑קva.RakH1301; andSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֛אsis.Ra'H5516lighteddownוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from hischariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הha.mer.ka.VahH4818, andfledH5127awayH5127on hisfeetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.
16ButBarakוּבָרָ֗קu.va.RakH1301pursuedרָדַ֞ףra.DafH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310thechariotsהָרֶ֙כֶב֙ha.Re.khevH7393, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, unto Harosheth of theGentilesהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: andallH3605thehostמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307by theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719; there wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808amanH3605leftנִשְׁאַ֖רnish.'ArH7604.
17HowbeitSiseraוְסִֽיסְרָא֙ve.si.se.Ra'H5516fledH5127awayH5127on hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272to thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofJaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278thewifeאֵ֖שֶּׁת'E.shetH802ofHeberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017: for there waspeaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenH996Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674and thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofHeberחֶ֥בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.
18AndJaelיָעֵל֮ya.'ElH3278wentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Turnסוּרָ֧הsu.RahH5493in, mylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113,turnסוּרָ֥הsu.RahH5493in tomeאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413;fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408. And heturnedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493in untoherאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413intoאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413thetentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168, and shecoveredוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huH3680him with arugבַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃ba.se.mi.KhahH8063.
19And hesaidH559untoherH413,Giveהַשְׁקִינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248meH413, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖הוּva.tash.Ke.huH8248; for I amthirstyצָמֵ֑אתִיtza.Me.tiH6770. Andsheכִּ֣יkiH3588openedוַתִּפְתַּ֞חva.tif.TachH6605abottleנֹ֧אודNodH4997ofmilkהֶחָלָ֛בhe.cha.LavH2461, andgaveH559himdrinkH8248, andcoveredוַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃va.te.kha.Se.huH3680him.
20And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,Standעֲמֹ֖ד'a.ModH5975in thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168, and it shall be, whenanyH376manH376dothcomeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935andinquireוּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְu.she.'e.LekhH7592of thee, andsayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559, Is thereanyH376manH376hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311? that thou shaltsayוְאָמַ֥רְתְּve.'a.MartH559,Noאָֽיִן׃'A.yinH369.
21ThenJaelיָעֵ֣לya.'ElH3278Heber’sחֶ֠בֶרChe.verH2268wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookH3947a tent-pin, andtookH3947an hammer inherH413handבְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.DahH3027, andwentוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935softly unto him, and smote thepinH3489intoH413histemplesבְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.ToH7541, and it piercedthroughH3027intoH413thegroundבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776; for he was in a deep sleep;soH3947he swooned anddiedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.
22And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, asBarakבָרָק֮va.RakH1301pursuedרֹדֵ֣ףro.DefH7291Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'H5516,Jaelיָעֵל֙ya.'ElH3278cameH935outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,ComeH935, and I will shew thee themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou seekest. And hecameH935untoherאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516layנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307deadמֵ֔תMetH4191, and the tent-pin was in histemplesבְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃be.ra.ka.ToH7541.
24And thehandיַ֤דyadH3027of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478prevailedmoreH5921andmoreH5921againstH5921Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704they haddestroyedהִכְרִ֔יתוּhikh.Ri.tuH3772Jabinיָבִ֥יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ פke.Na.'anH3667.
Commentaries on Judges 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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