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Judges 5:6-11

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.

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