Chapter 1
1 Jerusalem Is Captured
Now it came 1961 about after 310 the death 4194 of Joshua 3091 that the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 inquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, "Who 4310 shall go 5927 up first 8462 for us against 413 the Canaanites 3669, to fight 3898 against them?"
2 The LORD 3068 said 559, "Judah 3063 shall go 5927 up; behold 2009, I have given 5414 the land 776 into his hand 3027."
3 Then Judah 3063 said 559 to Simeon 8095 his brother 251, "Come 5927 up with me into the territory 1486 allotted 1486 me, that we may fight 3898 against the Canaanites 3669; and I in turn 1571 will go 1980 with you into the territory 1486 allotted 1486 you." So Simeon 8095 went 1980 with him.
4 Judah 3063 went 5927 up, and the LORD 3068 gave 5414 the Canaanites 3669 and the Perizzites 6522 into their hands 3027, and they defeated 5221 ten 6235 thousand 505 men 376 at Bezek 966.
5 They found 4672 Adoni-bezek 137 in Bezek 966 and fought 3898 against him, and they defeated 5221 the Canaanites 3669 and the Perizzites 6522.
6 But Adoni-bezek 137 fled 5127; and they pursued 7291 him and caught 270 him and cut 7112 off 7112 his thumbs 931 and big 931 toes.
7 Adoni-bezek 137 said 559, "Seventy 7657 kings 4428 with their thumbs 931 and their big 931 toes cut 7112 off 7112 used to gather 3950 up {scraps} under 8478 my table 7979; as I have done 6213, so 3651 God 430 has repaid 7999 me." So they brought 935 him to Jerusalem 3389 and he died 4191 there 8033.
8 ¶ Then the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 fought 3898 against Jerusalem 3389 and captured 3920 it and struck 5221 it with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719 and set 7971 the city 5892 on fire 784.
9 Afterward 310 the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 went 3381 down 3381 to fight 3898 against the Canaanites 3669 living 3427 in the hill 2022 country 2022 and in the Negev 5045 and in the lowland 8219.
10 So Judah 3063 went 1980 against 413 the Canaanites 3669 who lived 3427 in Hebron 2275 (now the name 8034 of Hebron 2275 formerly 6440 {was} Kiriath-arba 7153); and they struck 5221 Sheshai 8344 and Ahiman 289 and Talmai 8526.
11 Capture of Other Cities
¶ Then from there 8033 he went 1980 against 413 the inhabitants 3427 of Debir 1688 (now the name 8034 of Debir 1688 formerly 6440 {was} Kiriath-sepher 7158).
12 And Caleb 3612 said 559, "The one who 834 attacks 5221 Kiriath-sepher 7158 and captures 3920 it, I will even give 5414 him my daughter 1323 Achsah 5915 for a wife 802."
13 Othniel 6274 the son 1121 of Kenaz 7073, Caleb's 3612 younger 6996 brother 251, captured 3920 it; so he gave 5414 him his daughter 1323 Achsah 5915 for a wife 802.
14 Then it came 1961 about when she came 935 {to him,} that she persuaded 5496 him to ask 7592 her father 1 for a field 7704. Then she alighted 6795 from her donkey 2543, and Caleb 3612 said 559 to her, "What 4100 do you want?"
15 She said 559 to him, "Give 3051 me a blessing 1293, since 3588 you have given 5414 me the land 776 of the Negev 5045, give 5414 me also springs 1543 of water 4325." So Caleb 3612 gave 5414 her the upper 5942 springs 1543 and the lower 8482 springs 1543.
16 ¶ The descendants 1121 of the Kenite 7017, Moses' 4872 father-in-law 2860, went 5927 up from the city 5892 of palms 8558 with the sons 1121 of Judah 3063, to the wilderness 4057 of Judah 3063 which 834 is in the south 5045 of Arad 6166; and they went 1980 and lived 3427 with the people 5971.
17 Then Judah 3063 went 1980 with Simeon 8095 his brother 251, and they struck 5221 the Canaanites 3669 living 3427 in Zephath 6857, and utterly 2763 destroyed 2763 it. So the name 8034 of the city 5892 was called 7121 Hormah 2767.
18 And Judah 3063 took 3920 Gaza 5804 with its territory 1366 and Ashkelon 831 with its territory 1366 and Ekron 6138 with its territory 1366.
19 Now the LORD 3068 was with Judah 3063, and they took 3423 possession 3423 of the hill 2022 country 2022; but they could not drive 3423 out the inhabitants 3427 of the valley 6010 because 3588 they had iron 1270 chariots 7393.
20 Then they gave 5414 Hebron 2275 to Caleb 3612, as Moses 4872 had promised 1696; and he drove 3423 out from there 8033 the three 7969 sons 1121 of Anak 6061.
21 But the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 did not drive 3423 out the Jebusites 2983 who lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389; so the Jebusites 2983 have lived 3427 with the sons 1121 of Benjamin 1144 in Jerusalem 3389 to this 2088 day 3117.
22 ¶ Likewise the house 1004 of Joseph 3130 went 5927 up against Bethel 1008, and the LORD 3068 was with them.
23 The house 1004 of Joseph 3130 spied 8446 out Bethel 1008 (now the name 8034 of the city 5892 was formerly 6440 Luz 3870).
24 The spies 8104 saw 7200 a man 376 coming 3318 out of the city 5892 and they said 559 to him, "Please 4994 show 7200 us the entrance 3996 to the city 5892 and we will treat 6213 you kindly 2617."
25 So he showed 7200 them the entrance 3996 to the city 5892, and they struck 5221 the city 5892 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, but they let 7971 the man 376 and all 3605 his family 4940 go 7971 free 7971.
26 The man 376 went 1980 into the land 776 of the Hittites 2850 and built 1129 a city 5892 and named it Luz 3870 which 1931 is its name 8034 to this 2088 day 3117.
27 Places Not Conquered
¶ But Manasseh 4519 did not take 3423 possession 3423 of Beth-shean 1052 and its villages 1323, or Taanach 8590 and its villages 1323, or the inhabitants 3427 of Dor 1756 and its villages 1323, or the inhabitants 3427 of Ibleam 2991 and its villages 1323, or the inhabitants 3427 of Megiddo 4023 and its villages 1323; so the Canaanites 3669 persisted 2974 in living 3427 in that land 776.
28 It came 1961 about when 3588 Israel 3478 became 2388 strong 2388, that they put 7760 the Canaanites 3669 to forced 4522 labor 4522, but they did not drive 3423 them out completely 3423.
29 ¶ Ephraim 669 did not drive 3423 out the Canaanites 3669 who were living 3427 in Gezer 1507; so the Canaanites 3669 lived 3427 in Gezer 1507 among 7130 them.
30 ¶ Zebulun 2074 did not drive 3423 out the inhabitants 3427 of Kitron 7003, or the inhabitants 3427 of Nahalol 5096; so the Canaanites 3669 lived 3427 among 7130 them and became 1961 subject to forced 4522 labor 4522.
31 ¶ Asher 836 did not drive 3423 out the inhabitants 3427 of Acco 5910, or the inhabitants 3427 of Sidon 6721, or of Ahlab 303, or of Achzib 392, or of Helbah 2462, or of Aphik 663, or of Rehob 7340.
32 So the Asherites 843 lived 3427 among 7130 the Canaanites 3669, the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776; for they did not drive 3423 them out.
33 ¶ Naphtali 5321 did not drive 3423 out the inhabitants 3427 of Beth-shemesh 1053, or the inhabitants 3427 of Beth-anath 1043, but lived 3427 among 7130 the Canaanites 3669, the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776; and the inhabitants 3427 of Beth-shemesh 1053 and Beth-anath 1043 became 1961 forced 4522 labor 4522 for them.
34 ¶ Then the Amorites 567 forced 3905 the sons 1121 of Dan 1835 into the hill 2022 country 2022, for they did not allow 5414 them to come 3381 down 3381 to the valley 6010;
35 yet the Amorites 567 persisted 2974 in living 3427 in Mount 2022 Heres 2776, in Aijalon 357 and in Shaalbim 8169; but when the power 3027 of the house 1004 of Joseph 3130 grew 3513 strong 3513, they became 1961 forced 4522 labor 4522.
36 The border 1366 of the Amorites 567 ran from the ascent 4610 of Akrabbim 4610, from Sela 5554 and upward 4605.
Chapter 2
1 Israel Rebuked
Now the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 came 5927 up from Gilgal 1537 to Bochim 1066. And he said 559, "I brought 5927 you up out of Egypt 4714 and led 935 you into the land 776 which 834 I have sworn 7650 to your fathers 1; and I said 559, 'I will never break 6565 My covenant 1285 with you,
2 and as for you, you shall make 3772 no 3808 covenant 1285 with the inhabitants 3427 of this 2088 land 776; you shall tear 5422 down 5422 their altars 4196.' But you have not obeyed Me; what 4100 is this 2088 you have done 6213?
3 "Therefore I also 1571 said 559, 'I will not drive 1644 them out before you; but they will become 1961 {as thorns} in your sides 6654 and their gods 430 will be a snare 4170 to you.'"
4 When the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 these 428 words 1697 to all 3605 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, the people 5971 lifted 5375 up their voices 6963 and wept 1058.
5 So they named that place 4725 Bochim 1066; and there 8033 they sacrificed 2076 to the LORD 3068.
6 Joshua Dies
¶ When Joshua 3091 had dismissed 7971 the people 5971, the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 went 1980 each 376 to his inheritance 5159 to possess 3423 the land 776.
7 The people 5971 served 5647 the LORD 3068 all 3605 the days 3117 of Joshua 3091, and all 3605 the days 3117 of the elders 2205 who 834 survived Joshua 3091, who 834 had seen 7200 all 3605 the great 1419 work 4639 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He had done 6213 for Israel 3478.
8 Then Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126, the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068, died 4191 at the age 1121 of one hundred 3967 and ten 6235.
9 And they buried 6912 him in the territory 1366 of his inheritance 5159 in Timnath-heres 8556, in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669, north 6828 of Mount 2022 Gaash 1608.
10 All 3605 that generation 1755 also 1571 were gathered 622 to their fathers 1; and there arose 6965 another 312 generation 1755 after 310 them who 834 did not know 3045 the LORD 3068, nor 1571 yet 1571 the work 4639 which 834 He had done 6213 for Israel 3478.
11 Israel Serves Baals
¶ Then the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 and served 5647 the Baals 1168,
12 and they forsook 5800 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of their fathers 1, who had brought 3318 them out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714, and followed other 312 gods 430 from {among} the gods 430 of the peoples 5971 who 834 were around 5439 them, and bowed 7812 themselves down 7812 to them; thus they provoked 3707 the LORD 3068 to anger 3707.
13 So they forsook 5800 the LORD 3068 and served 5647 Baal 1168 and the Ashtaroth 6252.
14 The anger 639 of the LORD 3068 burned 2734 against Israel 3478, and He gave 5414 them into the hands 3027 of plunderers 8154 who plundered 8155 them; and He sold 4376 them into the hands 3027 of their enemies 340 around 5439 {them,} so that they could 3201 no 3808 longer 5750 stand 5975 before 6440 their enemies 340.
15 Wherever they went 3318, the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 was against them for evil 7463, as the LORD 3068 had spoken 1696 and as the LORD 3068 had sworn 7650 to them, so that they were severely 3966 distressed 6887.
16 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 raised 6965 up judges 8199 who delivered 3467 them from the hands 3027 of those who plundered 8154 them.
17 Yet 1571 they did not listen 8085 to their judges 8199, for they played 2181 the harlot 2181 after 310 other 312 gods 430 and bowed 7812 themselves down 7812 to them. They turned 5493 aside 5493 quickly 4118 from the way 1870 in which 834 their fathers 1 had walked 1980 in obeying 8085 the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068; they did 6213 not do 6213 as {their fathers.}
18 When 3588 the LORD 3068 raised 6965 up judges 8199 for them, the LORD 3068 was with the judge 8199 and delivered 3467 them from the hand 3027 of their enemies 340 all 3605 the days 3117 of the judge 8199; for the LORD 3068 was moved 5162 to pity 5162 by their groaning 5009 because of those who oppressed 3905 and afflicted 1766 them.
19 But it came 1961 about when the judge 8199 died 4194, that they would turn 7725 back 7725 and act 7843 more 4480 corruptly 7843 than 4480 their fathers 1, in following other 312 gods 430 to serve 5647 them and bow 7812 down 7812 to them; they did not abandon 5307 their practices 4611 or their stubborn 7186 ways 1870.
20 So the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 burned 2734 against Israel 3478, and He said 559, "Because this 2088 nation 1471 has transgressed 5674 My covenant 1285 which 834 I commanded 6680 their fathers 1 and has not listened 8085 to My voice 6963,
21 I also 1571 will no 3808 longer 3254 drive 3423 out before them any 376 of the nations 1471 which 834 Joshua 3091 left 5800 when he died 4191,
22 in order 4616 to test 5254 Israel 3478 by them, whether they will keep 8104 the way 1870 of the LORD 3068 to walk 1980 in it as their fathers 1 did 8104, or 518 not."
23 So the LORD 3068 allowed those 428 nations 1471 to remain 5117, not driving 3423 them out quickly 4118; and He did not give 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Joshua 3091.
Chapter 3
1 Idolatry Leads to Servitude
Now these 428 are the nations 1471 which 834 the LORD 3068 left 5117, to test 5254 Israel 3478 by them ({that is,} all 3605 who 834 had not experienced 3045 any 3605 of the wars 4421 of Canaan 3667;
2 only 7534 in order 4616 that the generations 1755 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 might be taught 3925 war 4421, those 7534 who 834 had not experienced 3045 it formerly 6440).
3 {These nations are:} the five 2568 lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 and all 3605 the Canaanites 3669 and the Sidonians 6722 and the Hivites 2340 who lived 3427 in Mount 2022 Lebanon 3844, from Mount 2022 Baal-hermon 1179 as far 5704 as Lebo-hamath 935.
4 They were for testing 5254 Israel 3478, to find 3045 out if they would obey 8085 the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He had commanded 6680 their fathers 1 through 3027 Moses 4872.
5 The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 lived 3427 among 7130 the Canaanites 3669, the Hittites 2850, the Amorites 567, the Perizzites 6522, the Hivites 2340, and the Jebusites 2983;
6 and they took 3947 their daughters 1323 for themselves as wives 802, and gave 5414 their own daughters 1323 to their sons 1121, and served 5647 their gods 430.
7 ¶ The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 what 7451 was evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and forgot 7911 the LORD 3068 their God 430 and served 5647 the Baals 1168 and the Asheroth 842.
8 Then the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 was kindled 2734 against Israel 3478, so that He sold 4376 them into the hands 3027 of Cushan-rishathaim 3573 king 4428 of Mesopotamia 763; and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 served 5647 Cushan-rishathaim 3573 eight 8083 years 8141.
9 The First Judge Delivers Israel
When the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 to the LORD 3068, the LORD 3068 raised 6965 up a deliverer 3467 for the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 to deliver 3467 them, Othniel 6274 the son 1121 of Kenaz 7073, Caleb's 3612 younger 6996 brother 251.
10 The Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 upon him, and he judged 8199 Israel 3478. When he went 3318 out to war 4421, the LORD 3068 gave 5414 Cushan-rishathaim 3573 king 4428 of Mesopotamia 763 into his hand 3027, so that he prevailed over 5921 Cushan-rishathaim 3573.
11 Then the land 776 had 8252 rest 8252 forty 705 years 8141. And Othniel 6274 the son 1121 of Kenaz 7073 died 4191.
12 ¶ Now the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 again 3254 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068. So the LORD 3068 strengthened 2388 Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab 4124 against 5921 Israel 3478, because they had done 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.
13 And he gathered 622 to himself the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983 and Amalek 6002; and he went 1980 and defeated 5221 Israel 3478, and they possessed 3423 the city 5892 of the palm 8558 trees 8558.
14 The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 served 5647 Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab 4124 eighteen years 8141.
15 Ehud Delivers from Moab
¶ But when the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 2199 to the LORD 3068, the LORD 3068 raised 6965 up a deliverer 3467 for them, Ehud 164 the son 1121 of Gera 1617, the Benjamite 1145, a left-handed man 376. And the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 tribute 4503 by him to Eglon 5700 the king 4428 of Moab 4124.
16 Ehud 164 made 6213 himself a sword 2719 which had two 8147 edges 6310, a cubit 1574 in length 753, and he bound 2296 it on his right 3225 thigh 3409 under 8478 his cloak 4055.
17 He presented 7126 the tribute 4503 to Eglon 5700 king 4428 of Moab 4124. Now Eglon 5700 was a very 3966 fat 1277 man 376.
18 It came 1961 about when 3512 he had finished 3615 presenting 7126 the tribute 4503, that he sent 7971 away 7971 the people 5971 who had carried 5375 the tribute 4503.
19 But he himself 1931 turned 7725 back 7725 from the idols 6456 which 834 were at Gilgal 1537, and said 559, "I have a secret 5643 message 1697 for you, O king 4428." And he said 559, "Keep 2013 silence 2013." And all 3605 who attended 5975 him left 3318 him.
20 Ehud 164 came 935 to him while he was sitting 3427 alone 905 in his cool 4747 roof 5944 chamber 5944. And Ehud 164 said 559, "I have a message 1697 from God 430 for you." And he arose 6965 from his seat 3678.
21 Ehud 164 stretched 7971 out his left 8040 hand 8040, took 3947 the sword 2719 from his right 3225 thigh 3409 and thrust 8628 it into his belly 990.
22 The handle 5325 also 1571 went 935 in after 310 the blade 3851, and the fat 2459 closed 5462 over 5704 the blade 3851, for he did not draw 8025 the sword 2719 out of his belly 990; and the refuse 6574 came 3318 out.
23 Then Ehud 164 went 3318 out into the vestibule 4528 and shut 5462 the doors 1817 of the roof 5944 chamber 5944 behind 1157 him, and locked 5274 {them.}
24 ¶ When he had gone 3318 out, his servants 5650 came 935 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, the doors 1817 of the roof 5944 chamber 5944 were locked 5274; and they said 559, "He is only 389 relieving himself in the cool 4747 room 2315."
25 They waited 2342 until 5704 they became 954 anxious 954; but behold 2009, he did not open 6605 the doors 1817 of the roof 5944 chamber 5944. Therefore they took 3947 the key 4668 and opened 6605 them, and behold 2009, their master 113 had fallen 5307 to the floor 776 dead 4191.
26 ¶ Now Ehud 164 escaped 4422 while 5704 they were delaying 4102, and he passed 5674 by the idols 6456 and escaped 4422 to Seirah 8167.
27 It came 1961 about when he had arrived 935, that he blew 8628 the trumpet 7782 in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669; and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 went 3381 down 3381 with him from the hill 2022 country 2022, and he {was} in front 6440 of them.
28 He said 559 to them, "Pursue 7291 {them,} for the LORD 3068 has given 5414 your enemies 340 the Moabites 4124 into your hands 3027." So they went 3381 down 3381 after 310 him and seized 3920 the fords 4569 of the Jordan 3383 opposite Moab 4124, and did not allow 5414 anyone 376 to cross 5674.
29 They struck 5221 down 5221 at that time 6256 about ten 6235 thousand 505 Moabites 4124, all 3605 robust 8082 and valiant 2428 men 376; and no 3808 one 376 escaped 4422.
30 So Moab 4124 was subdued 3665 that day 3117 under 8478 the hand 3027 of Israel 3478. And the land 776 was undisturbed 8252 for eighty 8084 years 8141.
31 Shamgar Delivers from Philistines
¶ After 310 him came 1961 Shamgar 8044 the son 1121 of Anath 6067, who struck 5221 down 5221 six 8337 hundred 3967 Philistines 6430 with an oxgoad 4451; and he also 1571 saved 3467 Israel 3478.
Chapter 4
1 Deborah and Barak Deliver from Canaanites
Then the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 again 3254 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, after Ehud 164 died 4191.
2 And the LORD 3068 sold 4376 them into the hand 3027 of Jabin 2985 king 4428 of Canaan 3667, who 834 reigned 4427 in Hazor 2674; and the commander 8269 of his army 6635 was Sisera 5516, who 834 lived 3427 in Harosheth-hagoyim.
3 The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 cried 6817 to the LORD 3068; for he had nine 8672 hundred 3967 iron 1270 chariots 7393, and he oppressed 3905 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 severely 2394 for twenty 6242 years 8141.
4 ¶ Now Deborah 1683, a prophetess 5031, the wife 802 of Lappidoth 3941, was judging 8199 Israel 3478 at that time 6256.
5 She used to sit 3427 under 8478 the palm 8560 tree 8560 of Deborah 1683 between 996 Ramah 7414 and Bethel 1008 in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669; and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 came 5927 up to her for judgment 4941.
6 Now she sent 7971 and summoned 7121 Barak 1301 the son 1121 of Abinoam 42 from Kedesh-naphtali, and said 559 to him, "Behold 3808, the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, has commanded 6680, 'Go 1980 and march 4900 to Mount 2022 Tabor 8396, and take 3947 with you ten 6235 thousand 505 men 376 from the sons 1121 of Naphtali 5321 and from the sons 1121 of Zebulun 2074.
7 'I will draw 4900 out to you Sisera 5516, the commander 8269 of Jabin's 2985 army 6635, with his chariots 7393 and his many 1995 {troops} to the river 5158 Kishon 7028, and I will give 5414 him into your hand 3027.'"
8 Then Barak 1301 said 559 to her, "If 518 you will go 1980 with me, then I will go 1980; but if 518 you will not go 1980 with me, I will not go 1980."
9 She said 559, "I will surely 1980 go 1980 with you; nevertheless, the honor 8597 shall not be yours on the journey 1870 that you are about to take 1980, for the LORD 3068 will sell 4376 Sisera 5516 into the hands 3027 of a woman 802." Then Deborah 1683 arose 6965 and went 1980 with Barak 1301 to Kedesh 6943.
10 Barak 1301 called 2199 Zebulun 2074 and Naphtali 5321 together 2199 to Kedesh 6943, and ten 6235 thousand 505 men 376 went 5927 up with him; Deborah 1683 also went 5927 up with him.
11 ¶ Now Heber 2268 the Kenite 7017 had separated 6504 himself from the Kenites 7014, from the sons 1121 of Hobab 2246 the father-in-law 2860 of Moses 4872, and had pitched 5186 his tent 168 as far 5704 away as the oak 436 in Zaanannim 6815, which 834 is near 854 Kedesh 6943.
12 ¶ Then they told 5046 Sisera 5516 that Barak 1301 the son 1121 of Abinoam 42 had gone 5927 up to Mount 2022 Tabor 8396.
13 Sisera 5516 called 2199 together 2199 all 3605 his chariots 7393, nine 8672 hundred 3967 iron 1270 chariots 7393, and all 3605 the people 5971 who 834 {were} with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river 5158 Kishon 7028.
14 Deborah 1683 said 559 to Barak 1301, "Arise 6965! For this 2088 is the day 3117 in which 834 the LORD 3068 has given 5414 Sisera 5516 into your hands 3027; behold 3808, the LORD 3068 has gone 3318 out before 6440 you." So Barak 1301 went 3381 down 3381 from Mount 2022 Tabor 8396 with ten 6235 thousand 505 men 376 following 310 him.
15 The LORD 3068 routed 2000 Sisera 5516 and all 3605 {his} chariots 7393 and all 3605 {his} army 4264 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719 before 6440 Barak 1301; and Sisera 5516 alighted 3381 from {his} chariot 4818 and fled 5127 away on foot 7272.
16 But Barak 1301 pursued 7291 the chariots 7393 and the army 4264 as far 5704 as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all 3605 the army 4264 of Sisera 5516 fell 5307 by the edge 6310 of the sword 2719; not even 5704 one 259 was left 7604.
17 ¶ Now Sisera 5516 fled 5127 away on foot 7272 to the tent 168 of Jael 3278 the wife 802 of Heber 2268 the Kenite 7017, for {there was} peace 7965 between 996 Jabin 2985 the king 4428 of Hazor 2674 and the house 1004 of Heber 2268 the Kenite 7017.
18 Jael 3278 went 3318 out to meet 7122 Sisera 5516, and said 559 to him, "Turn 5493 aside 5493, my master 113, turn 5493 aside 5493 to me! Do not be afraid 3372." And he turned 5493 aside 5493 to her into the tent 168, and she covered 3680 him with a rug 8063.
19 He said 559 to her, "Please 4994 give 8248 me a little 4592 water 4325 to drink 8248, for I am thirsty 6770." So she opened 6605 a bottle 4997 of milk 2461 and gave 8248 him a drink 8248; then she covered 3680 him.
20 He said 559 to her, "Stand 5975 in the doorway 6607 of the tent 168, and it shall be if 518 anyone 376 comes 935 and inquires 7592 of you, and says 559, 'Is there 3426 anyone 376 here 6311?' that you shall say 559, 'No 369.'"
21 But Jael 3278, Heber's 2268 wife 802, took 3947 a tent 168 peg 3489 and seized 7760 a hammer 4717 in her hand 3027, and went 935 secretly 3909 to him and drove 8628 the peg 3489 into his temple 7541, and it went 6795 through 6795 into the ground 776; for he was sound 7290 asleep 7290 and exhausted 5888. So he died 4191.
22 And behold 2009, as Barak 1301 pursued 7291 Sisera 5516, Jael 3278 came 3318 out to meet 7122 him and said 559 to him, "Come 1980, and I will show 7200 you the man 376 whom 834 you are seeking 1245." And he entered 935 with her, and behold 2009 Sisera 5516 was lying 5307 dead 4191 with the tent 3489 peg 3489 in his temple 7541.
23 ¶ So God 430 subdued 3665 on that day 3117 Jabin 2985 the king 4428 of Canaan 3667 before 6440 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
24 The hand 3027 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 pressed 1980 heavier 1980 and heavier 7186 upon Jabin 2985 the king 4428 of Canaan 3667, until they had destroyed 3772 Jabin 2985 the king 4428 of Canaan 3667.
Chapter 5
1 The Song of Deborah and Barak
Then Deborah 1683 and Barak 1301 the son 1121 of Abinoam 42 sang 7891 on that day 3117, saying 559,
2 "That the leaders 6546 led 6544 in Israel 3478, That the people 5971 volunteered 5068, Bless 1288 the LORD 3068!
3 "Hear 8085, O kings 4428; give 238 ear 238, O rulers 7336! I--to the LORD 3068, I will sing 7891, I will sing 2167 praise 2167 to the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478.
4 "LORD 3068, when You went 3318 out from Seir 8165, When You marched 6805 from the field 7704 of Edom 112, The earth 776 quaked 7493, the heavens 8064 also 1571 dripped 5197, Even 1571 the clouds 5645 dripped 5197 water 4325.
5 "The mountains 2022 quaked 5140 at the presence 6440 of the LORD 3068, This 2088 Sinai 5514, at the presence 6440 of the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478.
6 ¶ "In the days 3117 of Shamgar 8044 the son 1121 of Anath 6067, In the days 3117 of Jael 3278, the highways 734 were deserted 2308, And travelers went 1980 by roundabout 6128 ways 734.
7 "The peasantry 6520 ceased 2308, they ceased 2308 in Israel 3478, Until 5704 I, Deborah 1683, arose 6965, Until I arose 6965, a mother 517 in Israel 3478.
8 "New 2319 gods 430 were chosen 977; Then 227 war 3901 {was} in the gates 8179. Not a shield 4043 or a spear 7420 was seen 7200 Among forty 705 thousand 505 in Israel 3478.
9 "My heart 3820 {goes out} to the commanders 2710 of Israel 3478, The volunteers 5068 among the people 5971; Bless 1288 the LORD 3068!
10 "You who ride 7392 on white 6715 donkeys 860, You who sit 3427 on {rich} carpets 4055, And you who travel 1980 on the road 1870--sing 7878!
11 "At the sound 6963 of those who divide 2686 {flocks} among 996 the watering 4857 places 4857, There 8033 they shall recount 8567 the righteous 6666 deeds 6666 of the LORD 3068, The righteous 6666 deeds 6666 for His peasantry 6520 in Israel 3478. Then 227 the people 5971 of the LORD 3068 went 3381 down 3381 to the gates 8179.
12 ¶ "Awake 5782, awake 5782, Deborah 1683; Awake 5782, awake 5782, sing 1696 a song 7892! Arise 6965, Barak 1301, and take 7617 away your captives 7628, O son 1121 of Abinoam 42.
13 "Then 227 survivors 8300 came 3381 down 3381 to the nobles 117; The people 5971 of the LORD 3068 came 3381 down 3381 to me as warriors 1368.
14 "From Ephraim 669 those whose root 8328 is in Amalek 6002 {came down,} Following 310 you, Benjamin 1144, with your peoples 5971; From Machir 4353 commanders 2710 came 3381 down 3381, And from Zebulun 2074 those who wield 4900 the staff 7626 of office 5613.
15 "And the princes 8269 of Issachar 3485 {were} with Deborah 1683; As {was} Issachar 3485, so 3651 {was} Barak 1301; Into the valley 6010 they rushed 7971 at his heels 7272; Among the divisions 6390 of Reuben 7205 {There were} great 1419 resolves 2706 of heart 3820.
16 "Why 4100 did you sit 3427 among 996 the sheepfolds 4942, To hear 8085 the piping 8292 for the flocks 5739? Among the divisions 6390 of Reuben 7205 {There were} great 1419 searchings 2714 of heart 3820.
17 "Gilead 1568 remained 7931 across 5676 the Jordan 3383; And why 4100 did Dan 1835 stay 1481 in ships 591? Asher 836 sat 3427 at the seashore, And remained 7931 by its landings 4664.
18 "Zebulun 2074 {was} a people 5971 who despised 2778 their lives 5315 {even} to death 4191, And Naphtali 5321 also, on the high 4791 places 4791 of the field 7704.
19 ¶ "The kings 4428 came 935 {and} fought 3898; Then 227 fought 3898 the kings 4428 of Canaan 3667 At Taanach 8590 near 5921 the waters 4325 of Megiddo 4023; They took 3947 no 3808 plunder 1215 in silver 3701.
20 "The stars 3556 fought 3898 from heaven 8064, From their courses 4546 they fought 3898 against 5973 Sisera 5516.
21 "The torrent 5158 of Kishon 7028 swept 1640 them away 1640, The ancient 6917 torrent 5158, the torrent 5158 Kishon 7028. O my soul 5315, march 1869 on with strength 5797.
22 "Then 227 the horses' 5483 hoofs 6119 beat 1986 From the dashing 1726, the dashing 1726 of his valiant 47 steeds 47.
23 'Curse 779 Meroz 4789,' said 559 the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, 'Utterly 779 curse 779 its inhabitants 3427; Because 3588 they did not come 935 to the help 5833 of the LORD 3068, To the help 5833 of the LORD 3068 against the warriors 1368.'
24 ¶ "Most blessed 1288 of women 802 is Jael 3278, The wife 802 of Heber 2268 the Kenite 7017; Most blessed 1288 is she of women 802 in the tent 168.
25 "He asked 7592 for water 4325 {and} she gave 5414 him milk 2461; In a magnificent 117 bowl 5602 she brought 7126 him curds 2529.
26 "She reached 7971 out her hand 3027 for the tent 3489 peg 3489, And her right 3225 hand 3225 for the workmen's 6001 hammer 1989. Then she struck 1986 Sisera 5516, she smashed 4277 his head 7218; And she shattered 4272 and pierced 2498 his temple 7541.
27 "Between 996 her feet 7272 he bowed 3766, he fell 5307, he lay 7901; Between 996 her feet 7272 he bowed 3766, he fell 5307; Where 834 he bowed 3766, there 8033 he fell 5307 dead 7703.
28 ¶ "Out of the window 2474 she looked 8259 and lamented 2980, The mother 517 of Sisera 5516 through 1157 the lattice 822, 'Why 4069 does his chariot 7393 delay 309 in coming 935? Why 4069 do the hoofbeats 6471 of his chariots 4818 tarry 309?'
29 "Her wise 2450 princesses 8282 would answer 6030 her, Indeed 637 she repeats 7725 her words 561 to herself,
30 'Are they not finding 4672, are they not dividing 2505 the spoil 7998? A maiden 7358, two maidens 7358 for every 7218 warrior 1397; To Sisera 5516 a spoil 7998 of dyed 6648 work 6648, A spoil 7998 of dyed 6648 work 6648 embroidered 7553, Dyed 6648 work 6648 of double embroidery 7553 on the neck 6677 of the spoiler 7998?'
31 "Thus 3651 let all 3605 Your enemies 340 perish 6, O LORD 3068; But let those who love 157 Him be like the rising 3318 of the sun 8121 in its might 1369." And the land 776 was undisturbed 8252 for forty 705 years 8141.
Chapter 6
1 Israel Oppressed by Midian
Then the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 what 7451 was evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; and the LORD 3068 gave 5414 them into the hands 3027 of Midian 4080 seven 7651 years 8141.
2 The power 3027 of Midian 4080 prevailed 5810 against 5921 Israel 3478. Because of Midian 4080 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 made 6213 for themselves the dens 4492 which 834 were in the mountains 2022 and the caves 4631 and the strongholds 4679.
3 For it was when 518 Israel 3478 had sown 2232, that the Midianites 4080 would come 5927 up with the Amalekites 6002 and the sons 1121 of the east 6924 and go 5927 against 5921 them.
4 So they would camp 2583 against 5921 them and destroy 7843 the produce 2981 of the earth 776 as far as Gaza 5804, and leave 7604 no 3808 sustenance 4241 in Israel 3478 as well as no sheep 7716, ox 7794, or donkey 2543.
5 For they would come 5927 up with their livestock 4735 and their tents 168, they would come 5927 in like locusts 697 for number 7230, both they and their camels 1581 were innumerable; and they came 935 into the land 776 to devastate 7843 it.
6 So Israel 3478 was brought 1809 very 3966 low 1809 because