Judges

Judges 5:28

28Sisera’s mother looked through the window;

she peered through the lattice and lamented:

‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?

What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sisera’sסִֽיסְרָ֖אsî·sə·rāNoun - proper - masculine singularH5516 Sisera
motherאֵ֥ם’êmNoun - feminine singular constructH517 mother
lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֧הniš·qə·p̄āhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH8259 overhang, look out and down
throughבְּעַד֩bə·‘aḏPrepositionH1157 separation
the windowהַחַלּ֨וֹןha·ḥal·lō·wnArticle; Noun - common singularH2474 window
she peered throughבְּעַ֣דbə·‘aḏPrepositionH1157 separation
the latticeהָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בhā·’eš·nāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH822 window-lattice
and lamentedוַתְּיַבֵּ֛בwat·tə·yab·bêḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2980 cry shrilly
Whyמַדּ֗וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
is his chariotרִכְבּוֹ֙riḵ·bōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
so longבֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbō·šêšVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH954 be ashamed
in comingלָב֔וֹאlā·ḇō·wPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
Whatמַדּ֣וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
has delayedאֶֽחֱר֔וּ’e·ḥĕ·rūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH309 to remain behind, delay, tarry
the clatterפַּעֲמֵ֖יpa·‘ă·mêNoun - feminine plural constructH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
of his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar·kə·ḇō·w·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4818 chariot

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.