Judges
Judges 4:4–5
4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
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Judges 4:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Deborah | וּדְבוֹרָה֙ | ū·ḏə·ḇō·w·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1683 Deborah |
| a prophetess | נְבִיאָ֔ה | nə·ḇî·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H5031 prophetess |
| the wife | אֵ֖שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| of Lappidoth | לַפִּיד֑וֹת | lap·pî·ḏō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3941 Lappidoth |
| was judging | שֹׁפְטָ֥ה | šō·p̄ə·ṭāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| at that | הִ֛יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֥ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
Judges 4:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And she | וְ֠הִיא | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| would sit | יוֹשֶׁ֨בֶת | yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| under | תַּֽחַת־ | ta·ḥaṯ- | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the Palm | תֹּ֜מֶר | tō·mer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8560 palm-tree, post |
| of Deborah | דְּבוֹרָ֗ה | də·ḇō·w·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1683 Deborah |
| between | בֵּ֧ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| Ramah | הָרָמָ֛ה | hā·rā·māh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7414 the Height, Rama |
| and Bethel | אֵ֖ל | ’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| in the hill country | בְּהַ֣ר | bə·har | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of Ephraim | אֶפְרָ֑יִם | ’ep̄·rā·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| where the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| would go up | וַיַּעֲל֥וּ | way·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to her | אֵלֶ֛יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| for judgment | לַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ | lam·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
Cross-references
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Judges 4:4 Exodus 15:20 · 2 Kings 22:14 · Luke 2:36 · Galatians 3:28
Judges 4:5 Exodus 18:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.