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The villagesפְרָזוֹןceasedחָדְלוּin Israel;בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלthey ceased,חָדֵלּוּuntilעַדI arose,שַׁקַּמְתִּיDeborah,דְּבוֹרָהI arose,שַׁקַּמְתִּיa motherאֵםin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Judges 5:7
Study it in the app“The villages ceased in Israel; they ceased, until I arose, Deborah, I arose, a mother in Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 5:7, word by word
- The villagesפְרָזוֹןferazon
villages, leaders
A rare word of disputed sense. It may be "the villages" or "the villagers" (people of unwalled towns), or "the leaders."
Where else “ferazon” appears- ceasedחָדְלוּchadlu
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “chadlu” appears- in 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- I aroseקַּמְתִּיkamti
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kamti” appears- Deborahדְּבוֹרָהdevora
Deborah
Deborah, the name of Rebekah's nurse and of the prophetess who judged Israel. The name means "bee".
Where else “devora” appears- a motherאֵםem
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appears
Translation note
The word translated “villages” is rare; it can also be understood as “the villagers” or “the leaders.”
The context
6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the paths ceased, and those who walked on trails went by crooked paths.
7 · This verse (above)
8Israel chose new gods; then there was war in the gates. Was a shield seen, or a spear, among forty thousand in Israel?