Study it in the app“Away from the sound of the archers, among the watering places, there they recount the righteous acts of YHWH, the righteous acts of his villages in Israel. Then the people of YHWH went down to the gates.”
Away from the soundמִקּוֹלof the archers,מְחַצְצִיםamongבֵּיןthe watering places,מַשְׁאַבִּיםthereשָׁםthey recountיְתַנּוּthe righteous actsצִדְקוֹתof YHWH,יְהוָהthe righteous actsצִדְקֹתof his villagesפִּרְזֹנוֹin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלThenאָזthe peopleעַםof YHWHיְהוָהwent downיָרְדוּto the gates.לַשְּׁעָרִים
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appearsarcher
Those who shoot arrows from a distance with the bow.
Where else “mechatstsim” appearswatering place
Watering place: where water is drawn and livestock drink. It appears only here.
Where else “mashabim” appearsrecount, commemorate
Recount, celebrate, repeat aloud what someone did; commemorate.
Where else “yetanu” appearsrighteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkot” appearsYHWH
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.
Where else “yehva” appearsvillages, leaders
A rare word of disputed sense. It may be "the villages" or "the villagers" (people of unwalled towns), or "the leaders."
Where else “pirzon” appearsIsrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appearsAmmi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yardu” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears“The righteous acts of YHWH” are his just deeds on behalf of his people. The beginning of the verse is difficult in Hebrew.
10You who ride white donkeys, who sit on rugs, and who walk on the road, speak of it!
11 · This verse (above)
12Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, son of Abinoam.
