Revised Version 1895

Judges 4:2-13

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.

4Nowבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256Deborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙u.de.vo.RahH1683, aprophetessנְבִיאָ֔הne.vi.'AhH5031, thewifeH802ofLappidothלַפִּיד֑וֹתla.pi.DotH3941,sheH1931judgedשֹׁפְטָ֥הsho.fe.TahH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at that time.

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.

12And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Siseraלְסִֽיסְרָ֑אle.si.se.Ra'H5516thatBarakבָּרָ֥קba.RakH1301thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֖עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42wasgoneH5927upH5927tomountהַר־har-H2022Taborתָּבֽוֹר׃ סta.VorH8396.

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.

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