Judges 4:3

“The sons of Israel cried out to YHWH, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had oppressed the sons of Israel with force twenty years.”

Judges 4:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 4:3, word by word

The sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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cried outיִּצְעֲקוּyitsaku

cry out

To shout for help or justice.

Where else “yitsaku” appears
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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nineתְּשַׁעtesha

nine

Nine; also "ninth".

Where else “tesha” appears
hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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had oppressedלָחַץlachats

oppress

To mistreat the weak or the foreigner.

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with forceחָזְקָהchazka

force, harshness

Force, harshness. Almost always in a bad sense: to treat someone "with force," that is, with violence and harshness. In Jonah 3:8, to cry out "mightily."

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twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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yearsשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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The context

2YHWH sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, and he lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

3 · This verse (above)

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

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