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YHWH,יְהוָהwhen you went outבְּצֵאתְךָfrom Seir,מִשֵּׂעִירwhen you marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָfrom the fieldמִשְּׂדֵהof Edom,אֱדוֹםthe earthאֶרֶץtrembled,רָעָשָׁהthe heavensשָׁמַיִםalsoגַּםdripped,נָטָפוּthe cloudsעָבִיםalsoגַּםdrippedנָטְפוּwater.מָיִם
Judges 5:4
Study it in the app“YHWH, 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:4, word by word
- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- when you went outצֵאתְtset
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tset” appears- from Seirשֵּׂעִירseir
Seir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appears- when you marchedצַעְדְּtsad
march; climb
Step along, march. Also climb.
Where else “tsad” appears- from the fieldשְּׂדֵהsede
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sede” appears- of Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- trembledרָעָשָׁהraasha
quake
To rumble, like the earth or mountains.
Where else “raasha” appears- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- drippedנָטָפוּnatafu
drip
To let fall drop by drop, like rain or honey.
Where else “natafu” appears- the cloudsעָבִיםavim
thick cloud
A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.
Where else “avim” appears- waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
Places in this verse
Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
3Hear, kings; give ear, dignitaries. I, I will sing to YHWH; I will sing psalms to YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.
4 · This verse (above)
5The mountains melted before YHWH, this Sinai, before YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.