20 {
"verseID": "Judges.4.20",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ עֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֑הֶל וְהָיָה֩ אִם־אִ֨ישׁ יָב֜וֹא וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ וְאָמַ֛ר הֲיֵֽשׁ־פֹּ֥ה אִ֖ישׁ וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ אָֽיִן׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer ʾēlêhā ʿămōd petaḥ hāʾōhel wə-hāyâ ʾim-ʾîš yābôʾ û-šəʾēlēk wə-ʾāmar hăyēš-pōh ʾîš wə-ʾāmart ʾāyin*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾēlêhā*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*ʿămōd*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - stand",
"*petaḥ*": "construct noun - entrance of",
"*hāʾōhel*": "definite article + noun - the tent",
"*wə-hāyâ*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be",
"*ʾim-ʾîš*": "conditional particle + noun - if anyone/if a man",
"*yābôʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - comes",
"*û-šəʾēlēk*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and asks you",
"*wə-ʾāmar*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and says",
"*hăyēš-pōh*": "interrogative particle + existential particle + adverb - is there here",
"*ʾîš*": "noun - a man/anyone",
"*wə-ʾāmart*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person feminine singular - and you shall say",
"*ʾāyin*": "negative adverb - no/there is not"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿămōd*": "stand/position yourself",
"*petaḥ*": "entrance/doorway/opening",
"*wə-hāyâ*": "and it will be/and it shall happen",
"*yābôʾ*": "comes/arrives",
"*û-šəʾēlēk*": "asks you/inquires of you",
"*hăyēš*": "is there/exists there",
"*ʾāyin*": "no/none/there is not"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Judges.4.21",
"source": "וַתִּקַּ֣ח יָעֵ֣ל אֵֽשֶׁת־חֶ֠בֶר אֶת־יְתַ֨ד הָאֹ֜הֶל וַתָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־הַמַּקֶּ֣בֶת בְּיָדָ֗הּ וַתָּב֤וֹא אֵלָיו֙ בַּלָּ֔אט וַתִּתְקַ֤ע אֶת־הַיָּתֵד֙ בְּרַקָּת֔וֹ וַתִּצְנַ֖ח בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהֽוּא־נִרְדָּ֥ם וַיָּ֖עַף וַיָּמֹֽת׃",
"text": "*wa-tiqqaḥ yāʿēl ʾēšet-ḥeber ʾet-yətad hāʾōhel wa-tāśem ʾet-hammaqqebet bəyādāh wa-tābôʾ ʾēlāyw ballāʾṭ wa-titqaʿ ʾet-hayyātēd bəraqqātô wa-tiṣnaḥ bāʾāreṣ wə-hûʾ-nirdām wa-yāʿap wa-yāmōt*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she took",
"*yāʿēl*": "proper noun - Jael",
"*ʾēšet-ḥeber*": "construct noun + proper noun - wife of Heber",
"*ʾet-yətad*": "direct object marker + noun - the tent peg",
"*hāʾōhel*": "definite article + noun - the tent",
"*wa-tāśem*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she put/placed",
"*ʾet-hammaqqebet*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the hammer",
"*bəyādāh*": "preposition + noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her hand",
"*wa-tābôʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she came",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ballāʾṭ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - quietly/secretly",
"*wa-titqaʿ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she drove",
"*ʾet-hayyātēd*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the peg",
"*bəraqqātô*": "preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his temple",
"*wa-tiṣnaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and it went down",
"*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - into the ground",
"*wə-hûʾ-nirdām*": "conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun + Niphal participle masculine singular - and he was in deep sleep",
"*wa-yāʿap*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he was exhausted",
"*wa-yāmōt*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he died"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-tiqqaḥ*": "she took/she seized",
"*yətad*": "tent peg/pin",
"*maqqebet*": "hammer/mallet",
"*ballāʾṭ*": "quietly/secretly/stealthily",
"*wa-titqaʿ*": "she drove/she hammered/she thrust",
"*raqqâ*": "temple (of head)",
"*wa-tiṣnaḥ*": "it went down/it penetrated",
"*nirdām*": "in deep sleep/fast asleep",
"*wa-yāʿap*": "was exhausted/was weary/was faint",
"*wa-yāmōt*": "he died/he perished"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Judges.4.22",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה בָרָק֮ רֹדֵ֣ף אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא֒ וַתֵּצֵ֤א יָעֵל֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֵ֣ךְ וְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּ אֶת־הָאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְהִנֵּ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ נֹפֵ֣ל מֵ֔ת וְהַיָּתֵ֖ד בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *hinnēh bārāq rōdēp ʾet-sîsərāʾ wa-tēṣēʾ yāʿēl liqrāʾtô wa-tōʾmer lô lēk wə-ʾarʾekkā ʾet-hāʾîš ʾăšer-ʾattâ məbaqqēš wa-yābōʾ ʾēlêhā wə-hinnēh sîsərāʾ nōpēl mēt wə-hayyātēd bəraqqātô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*bārāq*": "proper noun - Barak",
"*rōdēp*": "Qal participle masculine singular - pursuing",
"*ʾet-sîsərāʾ*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Sisera",
"*wa-tēṣēʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she went out",
"*yāʿēl*": "proper noun - Jael",
"*liqrāʾtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to meet him",
"*wa-tōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she said",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*lēk*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - go/come",
"*wə-ʾarʾekkā*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will show you",
"*ʾet-hāʾîš*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the man",
"*ʾăšer-ʾattâ*": "relative pronoun + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - whom you",
"*məbaqqēš*": "Piel participle masculine singular - seeking",
"*wa-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he came",
"*ʾēlêhā*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*sîsərāʾ*": "proper noun - Sisera",
"*nōpēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular - lying",
"*mēt*": "Qal participle masculine singular - dead",
"*wə-hayyātēd*": "conjunction + definite article + noun - and the peg",
"*bəraqqātô*": "preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his temple"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look",
"*rōdēp*": "pursuing/chasing",
"*liqrāʾtô*": "to meet him/to encounter him",
"*lēk*": "go/come",
"*wə-ʾarʾekkā*": "I will show you/I will let you see",
"*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/looking for",
"*nōpēl*": "lying/fallen",
"*mēt*": "dead/having died"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Judges.4.23",
"source": "וַיַּכְנַ֤ע אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אֵ֖ת יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָ֑עַן לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*wa-yaknaʿ ʾĕlōhîm bayyôm hahûʾ ʾēt yābîn melek-kənaʿan lipnê bənê yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yaknaʿ*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he subdued",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun - God",
"*bayyôm hahûʾ*": "preposition + definite article + noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - on that day",
"*ʾēt yābîn*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Jabin",
"*melek-kənaʿan*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Canaan",
"*lipnê*": "preposition + plural construct noun - before",
"*bənê yiśrāʾēl*": "construct plural noun + proper noun - children of Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yaknaʿ*": "subdued/humbled/brought down",
"*bayyôm hahûʾ*": "on that day/at that time",
"*lipnê*": "before/in the presence of"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Judges.4.24",
"source": "וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ יַ֤ד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָל֣וֹךְ וְקָשָׁ֔ה עַ֖ל יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָ֑עַן עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְרִ֔יתוּ אֵ֖ת יָבִ֥ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָֽעַן׃ פ",
"text": "*wa-tēlek yad bənê-yiśrāʾēl hālôk wə-qāšâ ʿal yābîn melek-kənaʿan ʿad ʾăšer hikrîtû ʾēt yābîn melek-kənaʿan*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tēlek*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and went",
"*yad*": "construct noun - hand of",
"*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct plural noun + proper noun - children of Israel",
"*hālôk*": "Qal infinitive absolute - going",
"*wə-qāšâ*": "conjunction + adjective feminine singular - and hard/severe",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - against",
"*yābîn*": "proper noun - Jabin",
"*melek-kənaʿan*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Canaan",
"*ʿad ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - until",
"*hikrîtû*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - they destroyed",
"*ʾēt yābîn*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Jabin",
"*melek-kənaʿan*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Canaan"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-tēlek*": "went/proceeded",
"*yad*": "hand/power",
"*hālôk wə-qāšâ*": "increasingly hard/growing more severe/continued to be harsh",
"*hikrîtû*": "they destroyed/they cut off/they eliminated"
}
}