Focused Passage

Judges 5:28-30

Deborah and Barak's Song: The LORD's Victory and Israel's Covenant Response

Judges 5 moves from a summons to praise the LORD for willing leaders and volunteers, through remembrance of His Sinai-like coming and Israel's covenant collapse, into tribal accountability, divine victory at Kishon, Jael's decisive blow, the humiliation of Sisera's household, and a closing prayer that the LORD's enemies perish while those who love Him rise like the sun.

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28Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’

29Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,

30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’

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References and Original Words

Verse 28

Cross-references

Genesis 26:8Classic cross-references

Original words

Sisera’sסִֽיסְרָ֖אH5516Noun - proper - masculine singularmotherאֵ֥םH517Noun - feminine singular constructlookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הH8259Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularthroughבְּעַד֩H1157Prepositionthe windowהַחַלּ֨וֹןH2474Article | Noun - common singularshe peered throughבְּעַ֣דH1157Prepositionthe latticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בH822Article | Noun - masculine singularand lamentedוַתְּיַבֵּ֛בH2980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularWhyמַדּ֗וּעַH4069Interrogativeis his chariotרִכְבּוֹ֙H7393Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularso longבֹּשֵׁ֤שׁH954Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularin comingלָב֔וֹאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructWhatמַדּ֣וּעַH4069Interrogativehas delayedאֶֽחֱר֔וּH309Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralthe clatterפַּעֲמֵ֖יH6471Noun - feminine plural constructof his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃H4818Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 29

Original words

Her wisestחַכְמ֥וֹתH2450Adjective - feminine plural constructladiesשָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָH8282Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularanswerתַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהH6030Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralindeedאַף־H637Conjunctionsheהִ֕יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularkeepsתָּשִׁ֥יבH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartellingאֲמָרֶ֖יהָH561Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularherselfלָֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singular

Verse 30

Cross-references

Exodus 15:9Classic cross-references Judges 5:19Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 13:18Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 1:24Classic cross-references Psalms 124:6Classic cross-references

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Are they notהֲלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particlefindingיִמְצְא֜וּH4672Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland dividingיְחַלְּק֣וּH2505Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe spoilשָׁלָ֗לH7998Noun - masculine singulara girlרַ֤חַםH7356Noun - feminine singular[or] twoרַחֲמָתַ֙יִם֙H7356Noun - fdfor eachלְרֹ֣אשׁH7218Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructwarriorגֶּ֔בֶרH1397Noun - masculine singulara plunderשְׁלַ֤לH7998Noun - masculine singular constructof dyed garmentsצְבָעִים֙H6648Noun - masculine pluralfor Siseraלְסִ֣יסְרָ֔אH5516Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe spoilשְׁלַ֥לH7998Noun - masculine singular constructof embroideredרִקְמָ֑הH7553Noun - feminine singular. . .צֶ֥בַעH6648Noun - masculine singular construct. . .רִקְמָתַ֖יִםH7553Noun - fdgarmentsצְבָעִ֖יםH6648Noun - masculine pluralfor the neckלְצַוְּארֵ֥יH6677Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof the looterשָׁלָֽל׃H7998Noun - masculine singular

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