Judges 4:16

“Barak pursued the chariots and the camp as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the camp of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not even one was left.”

Judges 4:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 4:16, word by word

Barakבָרָקvarak

Barak

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

Where else “varak” appears
pursuedרָדַףradaf

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

Where else “radaf” appears
the chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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and the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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Harosheth-hagoyimחֲרֹשֶׁתcharoshet

Harosheth

Harosheth, a place in the north of Canaan where Sisera lived. Its full name is Harosheth-hagoyim, "Harosheth of the nations."

Where else “charoshet” appears
Harosheth-hagoyimהַגּוֹיִםhagoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “hagoyim” appears
of 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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fellיִּפֹּלyipol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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by the edgeפִיfi

edge

Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.

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of the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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even oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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was leftנִשְׁאַרnishar

remain

To remain, what is left.

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The context

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.

16 · This verse (above)

17Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

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