Judges 4:22
When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
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ASV
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.
KJV
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| בָרָק֮ | va.Rak | Barak | H1301 → |
| רֹדֵ֣ף | ro.Def | [was] pursuing | H7291 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| סִֽיסְרָא֒ | si.se.Ra' | Sisera | H5516 → |
| וַתֵּצֵ֤א | va.te.Tze' | and she went out | H3318 → |
| יָעֵל֙ | ya.'El | Jael | H3278 → |
| לִקְרָאת֔וֹ | lik.ra.To | to meet him | H7122 → |
| וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | |
| לֵ֣ךְ | lekh | come | H1980 → |
| וְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּ | ve.'ar.'E.ka | and I will show you | H7200 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאִ֖ישׁ | ha.'Ish | the man | H376 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | whom | H834 → |
| אַתָּ֣ה | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ | me.va.Kesh | [are] seeking | H1245 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֣א | vai.ya.Vo' | and he went | H935 → |
| אֵלֶ֔יהָ | 'e.Lei.ha | to her | H413 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֤ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| סִֽיסְרָא֙ | si.se.Ra' | Sisera | H5516 → |
| נֹפֵ֣ל | no.Fel | [was] lying | H5307 → |
| מֵ֔ת | Met | dead | H4191 → |
| וְהַיָּתֵ֖ד | ve.hai.ya.Ted | and the peg | H3489 → |
| בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ | be.ra.ka.To | [was] in temple his | H7541 → |
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