Judges

Judges 5:18–20

¹⁸Zebulun was a people who risked their lives;

Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.

¹⁹Kings came and fought;

then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach

by the waters of Megiddo,

but they took no plunder of silver.

²⁰From the heavens the stars fought;

from their courses they fought against Sisera.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Zebulun	זְבֻל֗וּן	zə·ḇu·lūn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2074 Zebulun
was a people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who risked	חֵרֵ֥ף	ḥê·rêp̄	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
their lives	נַפְשׁ֛וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Naphtali	וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י	wə·nap̄·tā·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5321 Naphtali
too	וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י	wə·nap̄·tā·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5321 Naphtali
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the heights	מְרוֹמֵ֥י	mə·rō·w·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4791 height
of the battlefield	שָׂדֶֽה׃	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Kings	מְלָכִים֙	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
came	בָּ֤אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and fought	נִלְחָ֔מוּ	nil·ḥā·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle
then	אָ֤ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Canaan	כְנַ֔עַן	ḵə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
fought	נִלְחֲמוּ֙	nil·ḥă·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle
at Taanach	בְּתַעְנַ֖ךְ	bə·ṯa‘·naḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8590 Taanak, Tanak
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מֵ֣י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Megiddo	מְגִדּ֑וֹ	mə·ḡid·dōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4023 Megiddon, Megiddo
but they took	לָקָֽחוּ׃	lā·qā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3947 take
no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
plunder	בֶּ֥צַע	be·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
of silver	כֶּ֖סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the heavens	שָׁמַ֖יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
the stars	הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙	hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
fought	נִלְחָ֑מוּ	nil·ḥā·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle
from their courses	מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם	mim·mə·sil·lō·w·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4546 highway
they fought	נִלְחֲמ֖וּ	nil·ḥă·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3898 fight, do battle
against	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Sisera	סִיסְרָֽא׃	sî·sə·rā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5516 Sisera

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Judges 5:18 Judges 4:10 · Judges 4:6

Judges 5:19 Judges 5:30 · Judges 1:27 · 1 Kings 4:12

Judges 5:20 Joshua 10:11 · 1 Samuel 7:10 · Judges 4:15 · Psalm 77:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.