Judges 4:9
“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
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ASV
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
KJV
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֹּ֜אמֶר | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| הָלֹ֧ךְ | ha.Lokh | certainly <to go> | H1980 → |
| אֵלֵ֣ךְ | 'e.Lekh | I will go | H1980 → |
| עִמָּ֗ךְ | 'i.Makh | with you | H5973 → |
| אֶ֚פֶס | 'E.fes | nevertheless | H657 → |
| כִּי֩ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| לֹ֨א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תִֽהְיֶ֜ה | tih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗ | tif.'ar.te.Kha | honor your | H8597 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | ha.De.rekh | the way | H1870 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אַתָּ֣ה | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| הוֹלֵ֔ךְ | ho.Lekh | [are] going | H1980 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| בְֽיַד־ | ve.yad- | in [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| אִשָּׁ֔ה | 'i.Shah | a woman | H802 → |
| יִמְכֹּ֥ר | yim.Kor | he will sell | H4376 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| סִֽיסְרָ֑א | sis.Ra' | Sisera | H5516 → |
| וַתָּ֧קָם | va.Ta.kom | and she rose | H6965 → |
| דְּבוֹרָ֛ה | de.vo.Rah | Deborah | H1683 → |
| וַתֵּ֥לֶך | va.Te.lekh | and she went | H1980 → |
| עִם־ | 'im- | with | H5973 → |
| בָּרָ֖ק | ba.Rak | Barak | H1301 → |
| קֶֽדְשָׁה׃ | Ked.shah | Kedesh towards | H6943 → |
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