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Judges 5:2-9

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.

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