Judges 5

Deborah and Barak sing a victory song praising YHWH for routing Sisera's army by torrents of Kishon, lauding Jael's deed, Ephraim, Benjamin, Machir, Zebulun, Naphtali warriors, and cursing tribes like Reuben, Dan, and Asher who did not aid[3].

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from the sound from sound of those who divide the piercers between between the watering places water-drawing troughs there in that place they shall recount they will recount aloud righteous deeds righteous acts of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh righteous deeds righteous acts of of his peasantry his unwalled settlement in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael then at that time went down they descended to the gates to the gates the people gathered people of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
Verse 11 מִ/קּ֣וֹל 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋 miqol from the sound from sound HR/Ncmsc מְחַֽצְצִ֗ים 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤉𐤌 mechatsetsim of those who divide the piercers HVprmpa בֵּ֚ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR מַשְׁאַבִּ֔ים 𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌 masheabim the watering places water-drawing troughs HNcmpa שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD יְתַנּוּ֙ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yetanu they shall recount they will recount aloud HVpi3mp צִדְק֣וֹת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅𐤕 tsideqot righteous deeds righteous acts of HNcfpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צִדְקֹ֥ת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕 tsideqot-2 righteous deeds righteous acts of HNcfpc פִּרְזֹנ֖/וֹ 𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤍/𐤅 pirezono of his peasantry his unwalled settlement HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np אָ֛ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time HD יָרְד֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 yaredu went down they descended HVqp3cp לַ/שְּׁעָרִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 lashearim to the gates to the gates HRd/Ncmpa עַם 𐤏𐤌 am the people gathered people HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
From from me Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim whose root [is] their root in Amalek in Amalek in Amaleq after you behind you Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin among your peoples your gathered peoples From from me Machir Makir Makhir came down they descended commanders the inscribing ones and from Zebulun and from Exalted-Dwelling Zebulun and from Zevulun those who draw the ones who draw the staff in the rod of of the scribe record-keeper
Verse 14 מִנִּ֣י 𐤌𐤍𐤉 mini From from me HR אֶפְרַ֗יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp שָׁרְשָׁ/ם֙ 𐤔𐤓𐤔/𐤌 sharesham whose root [is] their root HNcmsc/Sp3mp בַּ/עֲמָלֵ֔ק 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 baamaleq in Amalek in Amalek in Amaleq HR/Np אַחֲרֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you HR/Sp2ms בִנְיָמִ֖ין 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 vineyamin Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp בַּֽ/עֲמָמֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤌𐤉/𐤊 baamameykha among your peoples your gathered peoples HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms מִנִּ֣י 𐤌𐤍𐤉 mini-2 From from me HR מָכִ֗יר 𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤓 makhir Machir Makir Makhir HNp יָֽרְדוּ֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 yaredu came down they descended HVqp3cp מְחֹ֣קְקִ֔ים 𐤌𐤇𐤒𐤒𐤉𐤌 mechoqeqim commanders the inscribing ones HVmrmpa וּ/מִ֨/זְּבוּלֻ֔ן 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤍 umizevulun and from Zebulun and from Exalted-Dwelling Zebulun and from Zevulun HC/R/Np מֹשְׁכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 moshekhim those who draw the ones who draw HVqrmpa בְּ/שֵׁ֥בֶט 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈 beshevet the staff in the rod of HR/Ncmsc סֹפֵֽר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sofer of the scribe record-keeper HNcmsa
and-the-princes and my chiefs in Issachar in Reward-bringer in Yisashkhar with if / whether Deborah Bee-woman Deborah and Issachar And He-Brings-Reward and Yisashkhar so thus Barak Lightning Baraq in-the-valley in the broad valley he-was-sent was dispatched at-his-feet by his two feet among-the-divisions in divisions of Reuben See—a Son Reuven great great ones resolves inscribed decrees of heart inner core of
Verse 15 וְ/שָׂרַ֤/י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓/𐤉 vesaray and-the-princes and my chiefs HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/יִשָּׂשכָר֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 beyisashkhar in Issachar in Reward-bringer in Yisashkhar HR/Np עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR דְּבֹרָ֔ה 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄 devorah Deborah Bee-woman Deborah HNp וְ/יִשָּׂשכָר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 veyisashkhar and Issachar And He-Brings-Reward and Yisashkhar HC/Np כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm בָּרָ֔ק 𐤁𐤓𐤒 baraq Barak Lightning Baraq HNp בָּ/עֵ֖מֶק 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤒 baemeq in-the-valley in the broad valley HRd/Ncmsa שֻׁלַּ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shulach he-was-sent was dispatched HVPp3ms בְּ/רַגְלָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 beragelayv at-his-feet by his two feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms בִּ/פְלַגּ֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤅𐤕 bifelagot among-the-divisions in divisions of HR/Ncfpc רְאוּבֵ֔ן 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤁𐤍 reuven Reuben See—a Son Reuven HNp גְּדֹלִ֖ים 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great great ones HAampa חִקְקֵי 𐤇𐤒𐤒𐤉 chiqeqey resolves inscribed decrees of HNcmpc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of HNcmsa
her hand her hand to the tent peg to the fastening-peg she reached out they (fem.) will send forth and her right hand and her right hand to the hammer to a striking-hammer-of of workmen toiling ones and she hammered and she struck down Sisera Sisera Sisera she crushed she pulverized his head his head and she shattered and she shattered and she pierced and she passed on his temple his thin temple
Verse 26 יָדָ/הּ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤄 yadah her hand her hand HNcbsc/Sp3fs לַ/יָּתֵ֣ד 𐤋/𐤉𐤕𐤃 layated to the tent peg to the fastening-peg HRd/Ncfsa תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤄 tishelachenah she reached out they (fem.) will send forth HVqi3fp וִֽ/ימִינָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤄 viminah and her right hand and her right hand HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs לְ/הַלְמ֣וּת 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 lehalemut to the hammer to a striking-hammer-of HR/Ncfsc עֲמֵלִ֑ים 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 amelim of workmen toiling ones HNcmpa וְ/הָלְמָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤌𐤄 vehalemah and she hammered and she struck down HC/Vqp3fs סִֽיסְרָא֙ 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp מָחֲקָ֣ה 𐤌𐤇𐤒𐤄 machaqah she crushed she pulverized HVqp3fs רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מָחֲצָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤄 umachatsah and she shattered and she shattered HC/Vqp3fs וְ/חָלְפָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤐𐤄 vechalefah and she pierced and she passed on HC/Vqp3fs רַקָּתֽ/וֹ 𐤓𐤒𐤕/𐤅 raqato his temple his thin temple HNcfsc/Sp3ms
through on behalf of the window the pierced opening she looked out she was seen from above and she cried and she wailed loudly mother mother of of Sisera Sisera Sisera through on behalf of the lattice the latticed window why why? is delayed he has long delayed his chariot his chariot in coming to come in why why? tarry they delayed hoofbeats striking-steps of of his chariots his chariots
Verse 28 בְּעַד֩ 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead through on behalf of HR הַ/חַלּ֨וֹן 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 hachalon the window the pierced opening HTd/Ncbsa נִשְׁקְפָ֧ה 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐𐤄 nisheqefah she looked out she was seen from above HVNp3fs וַ/תְּיַבֵּ֛ב 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤁 vateyabev and she cried and she wailed loudly HC/Vpw3fs אֵ֥ם 𐤀𐤌 em mother mother of HNcfsc סִֽיסְרָ֖א 𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 sisera of Sisera Sisera Sisera HNp בְּעַ֣ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead-2 through on behalf of HR הָֽ/אֶשְׁנָ֑ב 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤁 haeshenav the lattice the latticed window HTd/Ncmsa מַדּ֗וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua why why? HTi בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ 𐤁𐤔𐤔 boshesh is delayed he has long delayed HVop3ms רִכְבּ/וֹ֙ 𐤓𐤊𐤁/𐤅 rikhebo his chariot his chariot HNcmsc/Sp3ms לָ/ב֔וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo in coming to come in HR/Vqc מַדּ֣וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua-2 why why? HTi אֶֽחֱר֔וּ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅 echeru tarry they delayed HVpp3cp פַּעֲמֵ֖י 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉 paamey hoofbeats striking-steps of HNcfpc מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽי/ו 𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 marekevotayv of his chariots his chariots HNcfpc/Sp3ms
Are they not? is it not? finding they will find dividing they will apportion out spoil plundered goods a maiden womb-compassion two maidens two young women for every to the head of warrior strong man spoil plunder-spoil of dyed dyed fabrics for Sisera to Sisera to Sisera spoil plunder-spoil of dyed dyed fabrics embroidery embroidered fabric dyed work host of double embroidery double embroidered-work for the necks of to necks of spoil plundered goods
Verse 30 הֲ/לֹ֨א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Are they not? is it not? HTi/Tn יִמְצְא֜וּ 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 yimetseu finding they will find HVqi3mp יְחַלְּק֣וּ 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅 yechalequ dividing they will apportion out HVpi3mp שָׁלָ֗ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal spoil plundered goods HNcmsa רַ֤חַם 𐤓𐤇𐤌 racham a maiden womb-compassion HNcbsa רַחֲמָתַ֨יִם֙ 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 rachamatayim two maidens two young women HNcfda לְ/רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔 lerosh for every to the head of HR/Ncmsc גֶּ֔בֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gever warrior strong man HNcmsa שְׁלַ֤ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shelal spoil plunder-spoil of HNcmsc צְבָעִים֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 tsevaim dyed dyed fabrics HNcmpa לְ/סִ֣יסְרָ֔א 𐤋/𐤎𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤀 lesisera for Sisera to Sisera to Sisera HR/Np שְׁלַ֥ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shelal-2 spoil plunder-spoil of HNcmsc צְבָעִ֖ים 𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 tsevaim-2 dyed dyed fabrics HNcmpa רִקְמָ֑ה 𐤓𐤒𐤌𐤄 riqemah embroidery embroidered fabric HNcfsa צֶ֥בַע 𐤑𐤁𐤏 tseva dyed work host of HNcmsc רִקְמָתַ֖יִם 𐤓𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 riqematayim double embroidery double embroidered-work HNcfda לְ/צַוְּארֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤑𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤉 letsaverey for the necks of to necks of HR/Ncmpc שָׁלָֽל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal-2 spoil plundered goods HNcmsa
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