Judges 4:14

“Deborah said to Barak, “Rise, for this is the day on which YHWH has given Sisera into your hand. Has not YHWH gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men behind him.”

Judges 4:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 4:14, word by word

Deborahדְּבֹרָהdevora

Deborah

Deborah, the name of Rebekah's nurse and of the prophetess who judged Israel. The name means "bee".

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saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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Barakבָּרָקbarak

Barak

Barak, son of Abinoam, of the tribe of Naphtali; he led the army of Israel against Sisera. The name means "lightning."

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“Riseקוּםkum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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has givenנָתַןnatan

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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Siseraסִיסְרָאsisra

Sisera

Sisera, commander of the army of Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor. Later another person bears the same name (Ezra 2:53).

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into your handיָדֶyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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gone outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

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before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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went downיֵּרֶדyered

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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from Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeTabor
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Tabor

    Today: Mount Tabor, Lower Galilee, Israel

    An isolated mountain in northern Israel at the edge of the Jezreel Valley, about 11 miles (17 km) west of the Sea of Galilee.

    Barak gathered ten thousand men there and, with Deborah, defeated Sisera (Judg 4:6, 14).

    Judges 4:6Judges 4:14Psalms 89:12

The context

13Sisera summoned all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the brook Kishon.

14 · This verse (above)

15YHWH threw into confusion Sisera and all the chariots and all the camp with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera got down from the chariot and fled on foot.

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