Judges
Judges 5:26
26She reached for the tent peg,
her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
She struck Sisera and crushed his skull;
she shattered and pierced his temple.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She reached | תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה | tiš·laḥ·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7971 send |
| for the tent peg | לַיָּתֵ֣ד | lay·yā·ṯêḏ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3489 peg, pin |
| her right | וִֽימִינָ֖הּ | wî·mî·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3225 right hand |
| hand | יָדָהּ֙ | yā·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| for the workman’s | עֲמֵלִ֑ים | ‘ă·mê·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6001 labourer, sufferer |
| hammer | לְהַלְמ֣וּת | lə·hal·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1989 hammer, mallet |
| She struck | וְהָלְמָ֤ה | wə·hā·lə·māh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1986 smite, hammer, strike down |
| Sisera | סִֽיסְרָא֙ | sî·sə·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5516 Sisera |
| and crushed | מָחֲקָ֣ה | mā·ḥă·qāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4277 utterly destroy, annihilate |
| his skull | רֹאשׁ֔וֹ | rō·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| she shattered | וּמָחֲצָ֥ה | ū·mā·ḥă·ṣāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H4272 smite through, wound severely, shatter |
| and pierced | וְחָלְפָ֖ה | wə·ḥā·lə·p̄āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H2498 pass on or away, pass through |
| his temple | רַקָּתֽוֹ׃ | raq·qā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7541 the temple |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.