Judges

Judges 5:2–4

2“When the princes take the lead in Israel,

when the people volunteer,

bless the LORD.

3Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes!

I will sing to the LORD;

I will sing praise to the LORD,

the God of Israel.

4O LORD, when You went out from Seir,

when You marched from the land of Edom,

the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain,

and the clouds poured down water.

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Judges 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the princesפְּרָעוֹת֙pə·rā·‘ō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH6546 leadership
take the leadבִּפְרֹ֤עַbip̄·rō·a‘Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6544 act as leader, lead (?)
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
when the peopleעָ֑ם‘āmNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
volunteerבְּהִתְנַדֵּ֖בbə·hiṯ·nad·dêḇPreposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructH5068 incite, impel
blessבָּרֲכ֖וּbā·ră·ḵūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH1288 kneel, bless
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Judges 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Listenשִׁמְע֣וּšim·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
O kingsמְלָכִ֔יםmə·lā·ḵîmNoun - masculine pluralH4428 king
Give earהַאֲזִ֖ינוּha·’ă·zî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH238 give ear, listen, hear
O princesרֹֽזְנִ֑יםrō·zə·nîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7336 be weighty, judicious, commanding
Iאָֽנֹכִ֗י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
will singאָשִׁ֔ירָה’ā·šî·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH7891 sing
to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙Yah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
I will sing praiseאֲזַמֵּ֕ר’ă·zam·mêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH2167 make music
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Judges 5:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
when You went outבְּצֵאתְךָ֤bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
from Seirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙miś·śê·‘îrPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8165 Se`îr
when You marchedבְּצַעְדְּךָ֙bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH6805 step, march
from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmiś·śə·ḏêhPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7704 id.
of Edomאֱד֔וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
the earthאֶ֣רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
trembledרָעָ֔שָׁהrā·‘ā·šāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7493 quake, shake
the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםšā·ma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
pouredנָטָ֑פוּnā·ṭā·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5197 drop, drip
andגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
the cloudsעָבִ֖ים‘ā·ḇîmNoun - common pluralH5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
poured downנָ֥טְפוּnā·ṭə·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5197 drop, drip
waterמָֽיִם׃mā·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine

Cross-references

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Judges 5:2 Judges 5:9 · Psalm 110:3 · 2 Chronicles 17:16 · Philippians 2:13

Judges 5:3 Psalm 138:4–5 · Psalm 119:46 · Psalm 49:1–2 · Ezra 7:21 · Psalm 2:10–12

Judges 5:4 Deuteronomy 33:2 · Psalm 77:17 · Psalm 68:7–8 · Psalm 18:7–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.