Judges 4:9

“She said, “I will certainly go with you; only, the honor will not be yours on the road on which you are going, for into the hand of a woman YHWH will sell Sisera.” Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.”

Judges 4:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 4:9, word by word

She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

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

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“I will certainly goהָלֹךְhaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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“I will certainly goאֵלֵךְelech

go along

To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.

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onlyאֶפֶסefes

only

Only, however.

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the honorתִּפְאַרְתְּtifart

honor

The glory or honor of the one who stands out.

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beתִהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the roadדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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into the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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of a womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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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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will sellיִמְכֹּרyimkor

hand over

To hand someone over to another, above all YHWH handing his people over to their enemies.

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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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Deborahדְּבוֹרָהdevora

Deborah

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

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aroseתָּקָםtakam

rise

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

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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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to Kedeshקֶדְשָׁkedsha

Kedesh

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

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Translation note

“Honor” translates here the word that elsewhere is “beauty” (Exodus 28:2).

The context

8Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go; but if you do not go with me, I will not go.”

9 · This verse (above)

10Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and there went up following him ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.

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