Revised Version 1895

Judges 5

1Thensangוַתָּ֣שַׁרva.Ta.sharH7891Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683andBarakוּבָרָ֖קu.va.RakH1301thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹ֑עַם'a.vi.No.'amH42on thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2For that theleadersH5068took the lead inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, for that thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971offeredH5068themselveswillinglyH5068,blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288ye theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, O yekingsמְלָכִ֔יםme.la.KhimH4428;giveהַאֲזִ֖ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238, O ye princes; I, even I, willsingאֲזַמֵּ֕ר'a.za.MerH2167unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068; I willsingH2167praiseH2167to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, when thou wentestforthH3318outH3318ofSeirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'IrH8165, when thou marchedstoutH3318of thefieldמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776trembled, theheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064alsodroppedנָטָ֑פוּna.Ta.fuH5197, yea, thecloudsעָבִ֖ים'a.VimH5645droppedנָ֥טְפוּNa.te.fuH5197waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

5Themountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022floweddownנָזְל֖וּna.ze.LuH5140at thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, even yonSinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514at thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6In thedaysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofShamgarשַׁמְגַּ֤רsham.GarH8044thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnathעֲנָת֙'a.NatH6067, in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofJaelיָעֵ֔לya.'ElH3278, thehighwaysH734were unoccupied, and the travellerswalkedוְהֹלְכֵ֣יve.ho.le.KheiH1980throughיֵלְכ֕וּye.le.KhuH1980byways.

7The rulersceasedחָדְל֧וּcha.de.LuH2308inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, theyceasedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704that IDeborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683aroseשַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙sha.Kam.tiH6965, that Iaroseשַׁקַּ֥מְתִּיsha.Kam.tiH6965amotherאֵ֖ם'emH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Theychoseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430; then waswarלָחֶ֣םla.ChemH3901in thegatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179: was there ashieldמָגֵ֤ןma.GenH4043orspearוָרֹ֔מַחva.Ro.machH7420seenיֵֽרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200amongfortyבְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9Myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820is toward the governors ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatofferedH5068themselveswillinglyH5068among thepeopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971:blessבָּרֲכ֖וּba.ra.KhuH1288ye theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10Tell of it, ye thatrideרֹכְבֵי֩ro.khe.VeiH7392onwhiteצְחֹר֜וֹתtze.cho.RotH6715asses, ye thatsitיֹשְׁבֵ֧יyo.she.VeiH3427on richcarpetsמִדִּ֛יןmi.DinH4055, and ye thatwalkוְהֹלְכֵ֥יve.ho.le.KheiH1980by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

11Far from thenoiseמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of archers, in theplacesמַשְׁאַבִּ֔יםmash.'a.BimH4857of drawing water, there shall they rehearse therighteousH6666actsH6666of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, even therighteousH6666actsH6666of his rule inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. Then thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wentH3381downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381to thegatesלַשְּׁעָרִ֖יםla.she.'a.RimH8179.

12Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִי֙'u.RiH5782,Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683;awakeע֥וּרִי'U.riH5782,awakeע֖וּרִי'U.riH5782,utterדַּבְּרִי־da.be.ri-H1696asongשִׁ֑ירShirH7892:ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,Barakבָּרָ֛קba.RakH1301, and lead thycaptivityשֶׁבְיְךָ֖shev.ye.KhaH7628captiveוּֽשֲׁבֵ֥הu.sha.VehH7617, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbinoamאֲבִינֹֽעַם׃'a.vi.No.'amH42.

13Then came down aremnantשָׂרִ֔ידsa.RidH8300of thenoblesלְאַדִּירִ֖יםle.'a.di.RimH117and thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971; theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068came down for me against themightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

14OutH4480ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669cameH3381downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381theywhoseH669rootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328is inAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֔קba.'a.ma.LekH6002;afterאַחֲרֶ֥יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee,Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖יןvin.ya.MinH1144, among thypeoplesבַּֽעֲמָמֶ֑יךָba.'a.ma.Mei.khaH5971;outH4480ofMachirמָכִ֗ירma.KhirH4353cameH3381downH3381governors, andoutH4480ofZebulunוּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ןu.Mi.ze.vu.LunH2074they that handle the marshal’sstaffבְּשֵׁ֥בֶטbe.She.vetH7626.

15And theprincesוְשָׂרַ֤יve.sa.RaiH8269ofIssacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָר֙be.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485were withDeborahדְּבֹרָ֔הde.vo.RahH1683; as wasIssacharוְיִשָּׂשכָר֙ve.yi.sa.sh.KharH3485,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651wasBarakבָּרָ֔קba.RakH1301; into thevalleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010theyrushedH7971forthH7971at hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272. By the watercourses ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there weregreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419resolves ofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

16Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100satest thou among thesheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִםha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942, tohearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the pipings for theflocksעֲדָרִ֑ים'a.da.RimH5739? At the watercourses ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205there weregreatגְּדוֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419searchingsחִקְרֵי־chik.rei-H2714ofheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

17Gileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568abodeH3427beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383: andDanוְדָ֕ןve.DanH1835,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100didH4100heremainיָשַׁב֙ya.ShavH3427inshipsאֳנִיּ֑וֹת'o.ni.YotH591?Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836satH3427stillH3427at thehavenלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348of theseaיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220, andabodeH3427by his creeks.

18Zebulunזְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunH2074was apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971that jeoparded theirlivesנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto thedeathלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191, andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,uponעַ֖ל'alH5921thehighH4791placesH4791of thefieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

19Thekingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935andfoughtנִלְחָ֔מוּnil.Cha.muH3898; thenfoughtנִלְחֲמוּ֙nil.cha.MuH3898thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofCanaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667; inTaanachבְּתַעְנַ֖ךְbe.ta'.NakhH8590by thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Meggido: theytookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947noלֹ֥אlo'H3808gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215ofmoneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20Theyfoughtנִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.muH3898fromheavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, thestarsהַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.VimH3556in theircoursesמִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.me.si.lo.TamH4546foughtנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Siseraסִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'H5516.

21Theriverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁוֹן֙ki.shOnH7028sweptH1640themawayH1640, thatancientקְדוּמִ֖יםke.du.MimH6917riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158, theriverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kishonקִישׁ֑וֹןki.ShonH7028. O mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,marchתִּדְרְכִ֥יtid.re.KhiH1869on withstrengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797.

22Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the pransings, the pransings of theirstrongH47onesH47.

23CurseH779yeMerozמֵר֗וֹזme.RozH4789,saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,curseH779ye bitterly theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theycameH935notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to thehelpלְעֶזְרַ֣תle.'ez.RatH5833of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, to thehelpלְעֶזְרַ֥תle.'ez.RatH5833of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068againstH935themightyבַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ba.gi.bo.RimH1368.

24Blessedתְּבֹרַךְ֙te.vo.raKhH1288abovewomenמִנָּשִׁ֔יםmi.na.ShimH802shallJaelיָעֵ֕לya.'ElH3278be, thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofHeberחֶ֣בֶרChe.verH2268theKeniteהַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.NiH7017,blessedתְּבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288shall she be abovewomenמִנָּשִׁ֥יםmi.na.ShimH802in thetentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168.

25Heaskedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325, andsheH5602gaveנָתָ֑נָהna.Ta.nahH5414himmilkחָלָ֣בcha.LavH2461;sheH5602broughtהִקְרִ֥יבָהhik.Ri.vahH7126himbutterחֶמְאָֽה׃chem.'AhH2529in a lordly dish.

26SheputH7971herH7971handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027to the nail, andherH7971rightוִֽימִינָ֖הּvi.mi.NahH3225handH3027to the workmen’shammerH1989; and with thehammerH1989she smoteSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'H5516, she smotethroughH3027hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, yea, shepiercedוְחָלְפָ֖הve.chal.FahH2498andstruckוּמָחֲצָ֥הu.ma.cha.TzahH4272throughH3027histemplesרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ra.ka.ToH7541.

27Atherבֵּ֣יןbeinH996feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272hebowedכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766, hefellנָפַ֖לna.FalH5307, helayH7901: atherבֵּ֤יןbeinH996feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272hebowedכָּרַ֣עka.Ra'H3766, hefellנָפָ֔לna.FalH5307:whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834hebowedכָּרַ֔עka.Ra'H3766, there hefellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307downשָׁכָ֑בsha.KhavH7901deadשָׁדֽוּד׃sha.DudH7703.

28Throughבְּעַד֩be.'AdH1157thewindowהַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.LonH2474sheH517lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.FahH8259forth, andcriedH2980, themotherאֵ֥ם'emH517ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'H5516criedH2980throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thelatticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.NavH822,Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is hischariotמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar.ke.vo.TavH4818soH935longH309incomingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935?whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069tarryH309the wheels of hischariotsרִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.BoH7393?

29HerH7725wiseחַכְמ֥וֹתchakh.MotH2450ladiesשָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsa.ro.Tei.haH8282answeredH559herH7725, yea,sheH1931returnedH7725answerתַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהta.'a.Nei.nahH6030toherselfH1931,

30Have theynotH3808foundיִמְצְא֜וּyim.tze.'UH4672, have theynotH3808dividedיְחַלְּק֣וּye.cha.le.KuH2505thespoilשָׁלָ֗לsha.LalH7998? a damsel,twoH3808damsels toeveryלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218manגֶּ֔בֶרGe.verH1397; toSiseraלְסִ֣יסְרָ֔אle.Si.se.Ra'H5516aspoilשְׁלַ֤לshe.LalH7998of divers colours, aspoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998of divers colours ofembroideryרִקְמָ֑הrik.MahH7553, of divers colours ofembroideryרִקְמָתַ֖יִםrik.ma.Ta.yimH7553on both sides, on thenecksלְצַוְּארֵ֥יle.tza.ve.ReiH6677of thespoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998?

31Soכֵּ֠ןkenH3651letH3651allכָל־khol-H3605thineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'oy.Vei.khaH341perishיֹאבְד֤וּyoe.DuH6, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: butletH3651them thatloveוְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יוve.'O.ha.VavH157him be as thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121when he goethforthכְּצֵ֥אתke.TzetH3318in his might. And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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