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Hear,שִׁמְעוּkings;מְלָכִיםgive ear,הַאֲזִינוּdignitaries.רֹזְנִיםI,אָנֹכִיIאָנֹכִיwill singאָשִׁירָהto YHWH;לַיהוָהI will sing psalmsאֲזַמֵּרto YHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Judges 5:3
Study it in the app“Hear, kings; give ear, dignitaries. I, I will sing to YHWH; I will sing psalms to YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:3, word by word
- Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shimu” appears- kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- give earהַאֲזִינוּhaazinu
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “haazinu” appears- dignitariesרֹזְנִיםroznim
ruler, dignitary
Dignitary: a person of weight, an important ruler. It always appears alongside "kings."
Where else “roznim” appears- will singאָשִׁירָהashira
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “ashira” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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.
Where else “yhva” appears- I will sing psalmsאֲזַמֵּרazamer
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “azamer” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
2“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, bless YHWH!
3 · This verse (above)
4YHWH, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens also dripped, the clouds also dripped water.