Judges 4

YHWH sells Israel to Canaanite king Jabin and general Sisera; prophetess Deborah summons Barak to Kedesh-Naphtali, who leads 10,000 against Sisera's iron chariots at Kishon River, where YHWH routs the enemy, and Jael kills Sisera with a tent peg[3].

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וַ/תִּשְׁלַ֗ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 vatishelach and she sent and she dispatched and she sent HC/Vqw3fs וַ/תִּקְרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 vatiqera and she called and she called out and she called HC/Vqw3fs לְ/בָרָ֣ק 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤒 levaraq to Barak to Barak to Baraq HR/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son of HNcmsc אֲבִינֹ֔עַם 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤏𐤌 avinoam Abinoam My-Father-is-Delight Avinoam HNp מִ/קֶּ֖דֶשׁ 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤔 miqedesh from Kedesh from Qedesh from Qedesh HR/Np נַפְתָּלִ֑י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali in Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo has not is it not? Has not HTi/Tn צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵֽי 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֵ֤ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go Go Go HVqv2ms וּ/מָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤕 umashakheta and draw and you drew and you shall draw HC/Vqq2ms בְּ/הַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar to Mount in mountain of to Mount HR/Ncmsc תָּב֔וֹר 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤓 tavor Tabor Tavor Tavor HNp וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta and take and you took and you shall take HC/Vqq2ms עִמְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you with you HR/Sp2ms עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 aseret ten ten ten HAcmsc אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands thousand HAcbpa אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man men HNcmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) from the sons of from sons of from the sons of HR/Ncmpc נַפְתָּלִ֖י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali-2 Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp וּ/מִ/בְּנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 umibeney Bene (Bemba) and from the sons of and from sons of and from the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc זְבֻלֽוּן 𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 zevulun Zebulun Exalted Dwelling Zevulun HNp
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וַ/תֹּ֜אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הָלֹ֧ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halokhe Going going walking HVqa אֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤊 elekhe I will go I will go I will go HVqi1cs עִמָּ֗/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you with you HR/Sp2fs אֶ֚פֶס 𐤀𐤐𐤎 efes nevertheless end-limit nevertheless HNcmsa כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תִֽהְיֶ֜ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be you will become you will be HVqi3fs תִּֽפְאַרְתְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕/𐤊 tifearetekha your glory your splendor your splendor HNcfsc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way the trodden path the trodden way HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms הוֹלֵ֔ךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe are going the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC בְֽ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 veyad into hand hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah of a woman woman a woman HNcfsa יִמְכֹּ֥ר 𐤉𐤌𐤊𐤓 yimekor will sell he will sell he will sell HVqi3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo סִֽיסְרָ֑א 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp וַ/תָּ֧קָם 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤌 vataqam uku-ima (Bemba) And she arose and she rose up and she rose up HC/Vqw3fs דְּבוֹרָ֛ה 𐤃𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤄 devorah Deborah Bee-woman Deborah HNp וַ/תֵּ֥לֶך 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekh and went and she went and she went HC/Vqw3fs עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR בָּרָ֖ק 𐤁𐤓𐤒 baraq Barak Lightning Baraq HNp קֶֽדְשָׁ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤄 qedeshah to Kedesh Set-Apart Place Qedesh HNp/Sd
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וַ/תֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs דְּבֹרָ֨ה 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄 devorah Deborah Bee-woman Deborah HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR בָּרָ֜ק 𐤁𐤓𐤒 baraq Barak Lightning Baraq HNp ק֗וּם 𐤒𐤅𐤌 qum uku-ima (Bemba) Arise Rise up Rise up HVqv2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC זֶ֤ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr נָתַ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given he gave he gave HVqp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo סִֽיסְרָא֙ 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp בְּ/יָדֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha into your hand in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Has not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יָצָ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa gone out he went out he went out HVqp3ms לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms וַ/יֵּ֤רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered And he went down and he descended and he went down HC/Vqw3ms בָּרָק֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤒 baraq-2 Barak Lightning Baraq HNp מֵ/הַ֣ר 𐤌/𐤄𐤓 mehar from the mountain from the mountain from the mountain HR/Ncmsc תָּב֔וֹר 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤓 tavor Tabor Tavor Tavor HNp וַ/עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 vaaseret and ten and ten-of and ten-of HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִ֛ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands thousand HAcbpa אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man man HNcmsa אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv following him behind him behind him HR/Sp3ms
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וַ/יָּ֣הָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤌 vayaham and-routed and he caused panic and he caused panic HC/Vqw3ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo סִֽיסְרָ֨א 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/רֶ֧כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the-chariots the chariot the chariot HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the-army the encampment the army HTd/Ncbsa לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi by-the-mouth-of according to the mouth of to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֖רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc בָרָ֑ק 𐤁𐤓𐤒 varaq Barak Lightning Baraq HNp וַ/יֵּ֧רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and-he-alighted and he descended and he went down HC/Vqw3ms סִֽיסְרָ֛א 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera-2 Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp מֵ/עַ֥ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-upon from upon from upon HR/R הַ/מֶּרְכָּבָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤄 hamerekavah the-chariot the chariot the chariot HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּ֥נָס 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎 vayanas and-he-fled and he fled and he fled HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/רַגְלָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 beragelayv on-his-feet by his two feet with his two feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms
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וַ/תֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀 vatetse and she went out and she went out and she went out HC/Vqw3fs יָעֵל֮ 𐤉𐤏𐤋 yael Jael Ibex Yael HNp לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter to meet HR/Vqc סִֽיסְרָא֒ 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms סוּרָ֧/ה 𐤎𐤅𐤓/𐤄 surah Turn aside Turn aside Turn aside HVqv2ms/Sh אֲדֹנִ֛/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs סוּרָ֥/ה 𐤎𐤅𐤓/𐤄 surah-2 turn aside Turn aside Turn aside HVqv2ms/Sh אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over not HTn תִּירָ֑א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira be afraid may you fear be afraid HVqj2ms וַ/יָּ֤סַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓 vayasar and he turned aside and he caused to turn aside and he turned aside HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her to her HR/Sp3fs הָ/אֹ֔הֱלָ/ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤄 haohelah the tent the tent the tent HTd/Ncmsa/Sd וַ/תְּכַסֵּ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤎/𐤄𐤅 vatekhasehu and she covered him and she intensively covered him and she covered him HC/Vpw3fs/Sp3ms בַּ/שְּׂמִיכָֽה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤄 basemikhah with the blanket in the support-cloth with the blanket HRd/Ncfsa
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וַ/תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and took and she took and she took HC/Vqw3fs יָעֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤏𐤋 yael Jael Ibex Yael HNp אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of woman of woman of HNcfsc חֶ֠בֶר 𐤇𐤁𐤓 chever Heber Association Chever HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo יְתַ֨ד 𐤉𐤕𐤃 yetad tent peg peg-of peg HNcfsc הָ/אֹ֜הֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel of the tent the tent the tent HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תָּ֧שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌 vatasem and put and she set and she set HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מַּקֶּ֣בֶת 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤁𐤕 hamaqevet the hammer the piercing-hammer the hammer HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/יָדָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤄 beyadah in her hand in her hand in her hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs וַ/תָּב֤וֹא 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 vatavo and came and she came and she came HC/Vqw3fs אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him toward him HR/Sp3ms בַּ/לָּ֔אט 𐤁/𐤋𐤀𐤈 balat luta (Kikongo) quietly in muffled secrecy quietly HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּתְקַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤒𐤏 vatiteqa and drove and she thrust and she thrust HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 object-marker [·] HTo הַ/יָּתֵד֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤕𐤃 hayated the peg the fastening-peg the peg HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/רַקָּת֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤒𐤕/𐤅 beraqato into his temple in his temple in his temple HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּצְנַ֖ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤍𐤇 vatitsenach and it went down and she descended and it went down HC/Vqw3fs בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) into the ground in the land into the ground HRd/Ncbsa וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he and he HC/Pp3ms נִרְדָּ֥ם 𐤍𐤓𐤃𐤌 niredam was fast asleep one overcome by deep sleep one overcome by sleep HVNrmsa וַ/יָּ֖עַף 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤐 vayaaf and was weary and he flew and was weary HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּמֹֽת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamot and died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms
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וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and-behold and look! and look HC/Tm בָרָק֮ 𐤁𐤓𐤒 varaq Barak Lightning Baraq HNp רֹדֵ֣ף 𐤓𐤃𐤐 rodef pursuing pursuing one pursuing one HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo סִֽיסְרָא֒ 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp וַ/תֵּצֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀 vatetse and-she-went-out and she went out and she went out HC/Vqw3fs יָעֵל֙ 𐤉𐤏𐤋 yael Jael Ibex Yael HNp לִ/קְרָאת֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to-meet-him to meet him to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and-she-said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him to him HR/Sp3ms לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Go Go HVqv2ms וְ/אַרְאֶ֔/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀/𐤊 veareekha and-I-will-show-you and let me cause you to see and I will show you HC/Vhh1cs/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the-man the man the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh are-seeking the one persistently seeking the one persistently seeking HVprmsa וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and-he-went and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to-her to her to her HR/Sp3fs וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh-2 mona (Bemba) and-behold and look! and look HC/Tm סִֽיסְרָא֙ 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera-2 Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp נֹפֵ֣ל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nofel lying falling one falling one HVqrmsa מֵ֔ת 𐤌𐤕 met dead the dying one the dying one HVqrmsa וְ/הַ/יָּתֵ֖ד 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤕𐤃 vehayated and-the-tent-peg and the fastening-peg and the tent-peg HC/Td/Ncfsa בְּ/רַקָּתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤒𐤕/𐤅 beraqato in-his-temple in his temple in his temple HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
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