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And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. (KJV)
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וַתֵּצֵ֣אva.te.Tze'and she went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 1
יָעֵל֮ya.'ElJael
Lemma: יָעֵל (ya.el) · Strong's: H3278
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Jael
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 4:17, Judges 4:21, Judges 4:22, Judges 5:6, Judges 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3278; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 2
לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meet
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: meet
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 3
סִֽיסְרָא֒si.se.Ra'Sisera
Lemma: סִיסְרָא (sis.ra) · Strong's: H5516G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sisera
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 4:2, Judges 4:7, Judges 4:9, Judges 4:12, Judges 4:13, Judges 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5516G; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 4
וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 5
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 6
סוּרָ֧הsu.Rahturn aside !
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 7
אֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiO lord my
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 8
סוּרָ֥הsu.Rahturn aside !
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 9
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 10
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 11
תִּירָ֑אti.Ra'you be afraid
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 12
וַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarand he turned aside
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 13
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.hato her
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 14
הָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahthe tent towards
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 15
וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּva.te.kha.Se.huand she covered him
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 16
בַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה\׃ba.se.mi.Khahwith the covering
Lemma: שְׂמִיכָה (se.mi.khah) · Strong's: H8063
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: rug
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8063; TAHOT Judges 4:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Jael | → | יָעֵל H3278 Jael |
| . . . | → | קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet |
| went out to greet | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| Sisera | → | סִיסְרָא H5516G Sisera |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Come in | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| my lord | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| Come in | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| with me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| be afraid | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| So he entered | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| her tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| and she covered him | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| with a blanket | → | שְׂמִיכָה H8063 rug |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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