Judges
Judges 4:22
22When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Barak | בָרָק֮ | ḇā·rāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1301 Barak |
| arrived in pursuit of | רֹדֵ֣ף | rō·ḏêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| Sisera | סִֽיסְרָא֒ | sî·sə·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5516 Sisera |
| Jael | יָעֵל֙ | yā·‘êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3278 Jael |
| went out | וַתֵּצֵ֤א | wat·tê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to greet him | לִקְרָאת֔וֹ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| and said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Come | לֵ֣ךְ | lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and I will show you | וְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּ | wə·’ar·’e·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the man | הָאִ֖ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are seeking | מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| So he went in | וַיָּבֹ֣א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| with her | אֵלֶ֔יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| and there | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| lay | נֹפֵ֣ל | nō·p̄êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| Sisera | סִֽיסְרָא֙ | sî·sə·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5516 Sisera |
| dead | מֵ֔ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| with a tent peg | וְהַיָּתֵ֖ד | wə·hay·yā·ṯêḏ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3489 peg, pin |
| through his temple | בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ | bə·raq·qā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7541 the temple |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.