The chiefsוְשָׂרַיof Issacharבְּיִשָּׂשכָרwere withעִםDeborah;דְּבֹרָהand as Issachar,וְיִשָּׂשכָרsoכֵּןBarak:בָּרָקinto the valleyבָּעֵמֶקhe was sentשֻׁלַּחon foot.בְּרַגְלָיוIn the divisionsבִּפְלַגּוֹתof Reubenרְאוּבֵןgreatגְּדֹלִיםwere the resolvesחִקְקֵיof heart.לֵב
Judges 5:15
Study it in the app“The chiefs of Issachar were with Deborah; and as Issachar, so Barak: into the valley he was sent on foot. In the divisions of Reuben great were the resolves of heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:15, word by word
- The chiefsשָׂרַsara
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sara” appears- of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyisashchar
Issachar
Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".
Where else “yisashchar” appears- Deborahדְּבֹרָהdevora
Deborah
Deborah, the name of Rebekah's nurse and of the prophetess who judged Israel. The name means "bee".
Where else “devora” appears- Barakבָּרָקbarak
Barak
Barak, son of Abinoam, of the tribe of Naphtali; he led the army of Israel against Sisera. The name means "lightning."
Where else “barak” appears- into the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- he was sentשֻׁלַּחshulach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shulach” appears- on footרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears- In the divisionsפְלַגּוֹתfelagot
division
Division, section: each group into which a tribe is divided.
Where else “felagot” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- greatגְּדֹלִיםgedolim
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolim” appears- were the resolvesחִקְקֵיchikke
resolve
What one settles on inwardly.
Where else “chikke” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears
The context
14From Ephraim came those whose root is in Amalek; after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. From Machir went down those who command, and from Zebulun those who carry the staff of the scribe.
15 · This verse (above)
16Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, to listen to the whistling for the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben great were the searchings of heart.