1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then sang H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
- and Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Abinoam H42 (אֲבִינֹעַם) — Abinoam, an Israelite
- on that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Praise H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- ye Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for the avenging H6546 (פַּרְעָה) — leadership (plural concretely, leaders)
- for the avenging H6544 (פָּרַע) — to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- when the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- willingly offered H5068 (נָדַב) — to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto Jehovah; I will sing praise to Jehovah, the God of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- O ye kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- give ear H238 (אָזַן) — to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
- O ye princes H7336 (רָזַן) — probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable
- I, will sing H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I will sing H2167 (זָמַר) — properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musi…
- to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
4 Jehovah, when thou wentest forth out of Seir, When thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- when thou wentest out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of Seir H8165 (שֵׂעִיר) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- when thou marchedst out H6805 (צָעַד) — to pace, i.e. step regularly; (upward) to mount; (along) to march; (down and causatively) to hurl
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- of Edom H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- trembled H7493 (רָעַשׁ) — to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
- and the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- dropped H5197 (נָטַף) — to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
- the clouds H5645 (עָב) — properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
- also dropped H5197 (נָטַף) — to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
5 The mountains quaked at the presence of Jehovah, Even yon Sinai at the presence of Jehovah, the God of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- melted H5140 (נָזַל) — to drip, or shed by trickling
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that Sinai H5514 (סִינַי) — Sinai, mountain of Arabia
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Shamgar H8044 (שַׁמְגַּר) — Shamgar, an Israelite judge
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Anath H6067 (עֲנָת) — Anath, an Israelite
- of Jael H3278 (יָעֵל) — Jael, a Canaanite
- the highways H734 (אֹרַח) — a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
- were unoccupied H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- and the travellers H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- walked H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- through byways H5410 (נָתִיב) — a (beaten) track
- through byways H6128 (עֲקַלְקַל) — winding
7 The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the villages H6520 (פְּרָזוֹן) — magistracy, i.e. leadership (also concretely, chieftains)
- ceased H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- they ceased H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- in Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- until that I Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
- arose H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- that I arose H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- a mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
8 They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They chose H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- new H2319 (חָדָשׁ) — new
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- war H3901 (לָחֶם) — battle
- in the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- was there a shield H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- or spear H7420 (רֹמַח) — a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
- seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- among forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- in Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- toward the governors H2710 (חָקַק) — properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- that offered themselves willingly H5068 (נָדַב) — to impel; hence, to volunteer (as a soldier), to present spontaneously
- among the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- ye Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
10 Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Speak H7878 (שִׂיחַ) — to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
- ye that ride H7392 (רָכַב) — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
- on white H6715 (צָחֹר) — white
- donkeys H860 (אָתוֹן) — a female donkey (from its docility)
- ye that sit H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in judgment H4055 (מַד) — properly, extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpet
- and walk H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- by the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
11 Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, Even the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- from the noise H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of archers H2686 (חָצַץ) — properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow
- in the places of drawing water H4857 (מַשְׁאָב) — a trough for cattle to drink from
- there shall they rehearse H8567 (תָּנָה) — to ascribe (praise), i.e. celebrate, commemorate
- the righteous acts H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of his villages H6520 (פְּרָזוֹן) — magistracy, i.e. leadership (also concretely, chieftains)
- in Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- then shall the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- go down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- to the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
12 Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Awake H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
- utter H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- a song H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
- and lead thy captivity H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
- captive H7617 (שָׁבָה) — to transport into captivity
- thou son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Abinoam H42 (אֲבִינֹעַם) — Abinoam, an Israelite
13 Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people; Jehovah came down for me against the mighty.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then he made him that remaineth H8300 (שָׂרִיד) — a survivor
- have dominion H7287 (רָדָה) — to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
- over the nobles H117 (אַדִּיר) — wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
- among the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- made me have dominion H7287 (רָדָה) — to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off
- over the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
14 Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal’s staff.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Out of Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- a root H8328 (שֶׁרֶשׁ) — a root (literally or figuratively)
- of them against Amalek H6002 (עֲמָלֵק) — Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- thee, Benjamin H1144 (בִּנְיָמִין) — Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- among thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- out of Machir H4353 (מָכִיר) — Makir, an Israelite
- came down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- governors H2710 (חָקַק) — properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or…
- and out of Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
- they that handle H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
- the pen H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- of the writer H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As was Issachar, so was Barak; Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet. By the watercourses of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
- of Issachar H3485 (יִשָּׂשכָר) — Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
- with Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
- even Issachar H3485 (יִשָּׂשכָר) — Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
- and also Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
- he was sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- on foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- into the valley H6010 (עֵמֶק) — a vale (i.e. broad depression)
- For the divisions H6390 (פְּלַגָּה) — a runlet, i.e. gully
- of Reuben H7205 (רְאוּבֵן) — Reuben, a son of Jacob
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- thoughts H2711 (חֵקֶק) — an enactment, a resolution
- of heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
16 Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why abodest H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- thou among H996 (בֵּין) — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- the sheepfolds H4942 (מִשְׁפָּת) — a stall for cattle (only dual)
- to hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the bleatings H8292 (שְׁרוּקָה) — a whistling (in scorn); by analogy, a piping
- of the flocks H5739 (עֵדֶר) — an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
- For the divisions H6390 (פְּלַגָּה) — a runlet, i.e. gully
- of Reuben H7205 (רְאוּבֵן) — Reuben, a son of Jacob
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- searchings H2714 (חֵקֶר) — examination, enumeration, deliberation
- of heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
17 Gilead abode beyond the Jordan: And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, And abode by his creeks.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- abode H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- beyond H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- and why did Dan H1835 (דָּן) — Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
- remain H1481 (גּוּר) — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gat…
- in ships H591 (אֳנִיָּה) — a ship
- Asher H836 (אָשֵׁר) — Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine
- continued H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- on the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- shore H2348 (חוֹף) — a cove (as a sheltered bay)
- and abode H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- in his breaches H4664 (מִפְרָץ) — a break (in the shore), i.e. a haven
18 Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
- and Naphtali H5321 (נַפְתָּלִי) — Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- a people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- jeoparded H2778 (חָרַף) — to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend th…
- their lives H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- unto the death H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in the high places H4791 (מָרוֹם) — altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
19 The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: They took no gain of money.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- then fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
- in Taanach H8590 (תַּעֲנָךְ) — Taanak or Tanak, a place in Palestine
- by the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of Megiddo H4023 (מְגִדּוֹן) — Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine
- they took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- no gain H1215 (בֶּצַע) — plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
- of money H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
20 From heaven fought the stars, From their courses they fought against Sisera.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- from heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- in their courses H4546 (מְסִלָּה) — a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
- fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- against Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
21 The river Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, march on with strength.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The river H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- of Kishon H7028 (קִישׁוֹן) — Kishon, a river of Palestine
- swept them away H1640 (גָּרַף) — to bear off violently
- that ancient H6917 (קָדוּם) — a pristine hero
- river H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- Kishon H7028 (קִישׁוֹן) — Kishon, a river of Palestine
- O my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- thou hast trodden down H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
22 Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then were the horsehoofs H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- Then were the horsehoofs H6119 (עָקֵב) — a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
- broken H1986 (הָלַם) — to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
- by the means of the pransings H1726 (דַּהֲהַר) — a gallop
- the pransings H1726 (דַּהֲהַר) — a gallop
- of their mighty ones H47 (אַבִּיר)
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah. Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, Because they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah against the mighty.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
- ye Meroz H4789 (מֵרוֹז) — Meroz, a place in Palestine
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- the angel H4397 (מַלְאָךְ) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- ye bitterly H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
- the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- thereof; because they came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- not to the help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
- to the help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
- against the mighty H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
24 Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- above women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall Jael H3278 (יָעֵל) — Jael, a Canaanite
- the wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- of Heber H2268 (חֶבֶר) — Cheber, the name of a Kenite and of three Israelites
- the Kenite H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
- be, blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- shall she be above women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- in the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He asked H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- she gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- milk H2461 (חָלָב) — milk (as the richness of kine)
- she brought forth H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- butter H2529 (חֶמְאָה) — curdled milk or cheese
- in a lordly H117 (אַדִּיר) — wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
- dish H5602 (סֵפֶל) — a basin (as deepened out)
26 She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head; Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- She put H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- her hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- to the nail H3489 (יָתֵד) — a peg
- and her right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- to the workmen’s H6001 (עָמֵל) — toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful
- hammer H1989 (הַלְמוּת) — a hammer (or mallet)
- and with the hammer she smote H1986 (הָלַם) — to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
- Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
- she smote off H4277 (מָחַק) — to crush
- his head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- when she had pierced H4272 (מָחַץ) — to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy
- and stricken through H2498 (חָלַף) — properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
- his temples H7541 (רַקָּה) — properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay; At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- At her feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- he bowed H3766 (כָּרַע) — to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate
- he fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- he lay down H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- where H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- there he fell down H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- dead H7703 (שָׁדַד) — properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
28 Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- of Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
- looked H8259 (שָׁקַף) — properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
- out at a window H2474 (חַלּוֹן) — a window (as perforated)
- and cried H2980 (יָבַב) — to bawl
- through the lattice H822 (אֶשְׁנָב) — a latticed window
- Why is his chariot H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
- long H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- in coming H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- why tarry H309 (אָחַר) — to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
- the wheels H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
- of his chariots H4818 (מֶרְכָּבָה) — a chariot
29 Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Her wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- ladies H8282 (שָׂרָה) — a mistress, i.e. female noble
- answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- her, yea, she returned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- answer H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
30 Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil? A damsel, two damsels to every man; To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, A spoil of dyed garments embroidered, Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Have they not sped H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- divided H2505 (חָלַק) — to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
- the prey H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
- to every H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- a damsel H7356 (רַחַם) — compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
- two H7361 (רַחֲמָה) — a maiden
- to Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
- a prey H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
- of divers colours H6648 (צֶבַע) — a dye
- of needlework H7553 (רִקְמָה) — variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
- of needlework on both sides H7553 (רִקְמָה) — variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
- for the necks H6677 (צַוָּאר) — the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
- the spoil H7998 (שָׁלָל) — booty
31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Jehovah: But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So let all thine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- them that love H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- as the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- when he goeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- in his might H1369 (גְּבוּרָה) — force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
- And the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- had rest H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
- forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)