Judges 4:6

“She sent and called Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh of Naphtali, and said to him, “Has not YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, commanded, ‘Go, march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun?”

Judges 4:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 4:6, word by word

She sentתִּשְׁלַחtishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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and calledתִּקְרָאtikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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Barakבָרָקvarak

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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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Abinoamאֲבִינֹעַםavinoam

Abinoam

Abinoam, the father of Barak. The name means "father of pleasantness" or "my father is pleasant."

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from Kedeshקֶּדֶשׁkedesh

Kedesh

Kedesh: the name of several cities; it means "holy place."

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of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali

Naphtali

Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".

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and said to himתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

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

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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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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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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commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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‘Goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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marchמָשַׁכְתָּmashachta

go

To set out toward a place, often as a group.

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to Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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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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of Zebulunזְבֻלוּןzevulun

Zebulun

Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.

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Translation note

The New Testament mentions Barak among those who acted by faith (Hebrews 11:32).

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

5She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment.

6 · This verse (above)

7And I will draw out to you, to the brook Kishon, Sisera, the commander of the army of Jabin, with his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into your hand.’”

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