Focused Passage

Judges 4:4-10

Deborah, Barak, and Jael: The LORD Routes Canaan's Chariots

Judges 4 moves from Israel's renewed evil and twenty years of Canaanite oppression, through Deborah's prophetic command and Barak's qualified obedience, to the LORD's routing of Sisera's chariots and Jael's unexpected completion of the deliverance.

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4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

5And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.

7And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”

8Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”

9“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,

10where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.

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Verse 4

Original words

Now Deborahוּדְבוֹרָה֙H1683Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvאִשָּׁ֣הH802Noun - feminine singulara prophetessנְבִיאָ֔הH5031Noun - feminine singularthe wifeאֵ֖שֶׁתH802Noun - feminine singular constructof Lappidothלַפִּיד֑וֹתH3941Noun - proper - masculine singularwas judgingשֹׁפְטָ֥הH8199Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularat thatהִ֛יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singulartimeבָּעֵ֥תH6256Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular. . .הַהִֽיא׃H1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

And sheוְ֠הִיאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singularwould sitיוֹשֶׁ֨בֶתH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularunderתַּֽחַת־H8478Prepositionthe Palmתֹּ֜מֶרH8560Noun - masculine singular constructof Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֗הH1683Noun - proper - feminine singularbetweenבֵּ֧יןH996PrepositionRamahהָרָמָ֛הH7414Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וּבֵ֥יןH996Conjunctive waw | Prepositionvvvבֵּֽית־H1008Prepositionand Bethelאֵ֖לH1008Noun - proper - feminine singularin the hill countryבְּהַ֣רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularwhere the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwould go upוַיַּעֲל֥וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto herאֵלֶ֛יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularfor judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃H4941Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

She summonedוַתִּשְׁלַ֗חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .וַתִּקְרָא֙H7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularBarakלְבָרָ֣קH1301Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֔עַםH42Noun - proper - masculine singularfrom Kedeshמִקֶּ֖דֶשׁH6943Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularin Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יH5321Noun - proper - masculine singularand saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularto himאֵלָ֜יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singular[Surely]הֲלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־H430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularis commanding youצִוָּ֣ה׀H6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularGoלֵ֤ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularand marchוּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙H4900Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularto Mountבְּהַ֣רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructTaborתָּב֔וֹרH8396Noun - proper - feminine singulartakingוְלָקַחְתָּ֣H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularwith youעִמְּךָ֗H5973Preposition | second person masculine singulartenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתH6235Number - masculine singular constructthousandאֲלָפִים֙H505Number - masculine pluralmenאִ֔ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularvvvמִבְּנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יH5321Noun - proper - masculine singularvvvוּמִבְּנֵ֥יH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructand Zebulunזְבֻלֽוּן׃H2074Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

And I will draw outוּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨יH4900Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֙H5516Noun - proper - masculine singularthe commanderשַׂר־H8269Noun - masculine singular constructof Jabin’sיָבִ֔יןH2985Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerarmyצְבָ֣אH6635Noun - common singular constructhis chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹH7393Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand his troopsהֲמוֹנ֑וֹH1995Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֵלֶ֜יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Riverנַ֣חַלH5158Noun - masculine singular constructKishonקִישׁ֗וֹןH7028Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerand I will deliver himוּנְתַתִּ֖יהוּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularinto your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

Barakבָּרָ֔קH1301Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙H413Preposition | third person feminine singularIfאִם־H518Conjunctionyou will goתֵּלְכִ֥יH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularwith meעִמִּ֖יH5973Preposition | first person common singularI will goוְהָלָ֑כְתִּיH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularbut ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionyou will notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlegoתֵלְכִ֛יH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularwith meעִמִּ֖יH5973Preposition | first person common singularI will notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlegoאֵלֵֽךְ׃H1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Verse 9

Original words

I will certainly goהָלֹ֧ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .אֵלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularwith youעִמָּ֗ךְH5973Preposition | second person feminine singularDeborah repliedוַתֹּ֜אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularbutאֶ֚פֶסH657Noun - masculine singular. . .כִּי֩H3588Conjunction-עַל־H5921Prepositionthe roadהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙H1870Article | Noun - common singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּ֣הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare takingהוֹלֵ֔ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill bring youתִֽהְיֶ֜הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularnoלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particlehonorתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗H8597Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularbecauseכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwill be sellingיִמְכֹּ֥רH4376Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularSiseraסִֽיסְרָ֑אH5516Noun - proper - masculine singularinto the handבְֽיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof a womanאִשָּׁ֔הH802Noun - feminine singularSo Deborahדְּבוֹרָ֛הH1683Noun - proper - feminine singulargot upוַתָּ֧קָםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularwithעִם־H5973PrepositionBarakבָּרָ֖קH1301Noun - proper - masculine singularto Kedeshקֶֽדְשָׁה׃H6943Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

where heבָּרָ֜קH1301Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markersummonedוַיַּזְעֵ֨קH2199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularZebulunזְבוּלֻ֤ןH2074Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙H5321Noun - proper - masculine singular-קֶ֔דְשָׁהH6943Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularTenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתH6235Number - masculine singular constructthousandאַלְפֵ֖יH505Number - masculine plural constructmenאִ֑ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularfollowedוַיַּ֣עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhimבְּרַגְלָ֔יוH7272Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularand Deborahדְּבוֹרָֽה׃H1683Noun - proper - feminine singularalso wentוַתַּ֥עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularwith himעִמּ֖וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singular

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