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Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. (KJV)
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וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 1
יָעֵ֣לya.'ElJael
Lemma: יָעֵל (ya.el) · Strong's: H3278
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Jael
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 4:17, Judges 4:18, Judges 4:22, Judges 5:6, Judges 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3278; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 2
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 3
חֶ֠בֶרChe.verHeber
Lemma: חֶ֫בֶר (che.ver) · Strong's: H2268H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Heber
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 4:11, Judges 4:17, Judges 5:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2268H; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 5
יְתַ֨דye.Tad[the] peg of
Lemma: יָתֵד (ya.ted) · Strong's: H3489
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: peg
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:20, Exodus 38:31, Exodus 39:40, Numbers 3:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3489; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 6
הָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helthe tent
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 4:21 word 7
וַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semand she put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to set: take
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Judges 12:3, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 18:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760I; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 9
הַמַּקֶּ֣בֶתha.ma.Ke.vetthe hammer
Lemma: מַקֶּ֫בֶת (maq.qe.vet) · Strong's: H4718A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hammer
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4718A; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 10
בְּיָדָ֗הּbe.ya.Dahin hand her
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 11
וַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 12
אֵלָיו֙'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 4:21 word 13
בַּלָּ֔אטba.Latin <the> secrecy
Lemma: לָאט (lat) · Strong's: H3814
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: secret
Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3814; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 14
וַתִּתְקַ֤עva.tit.Ka'and she drove
Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to blow
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 15
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 16
הַיָּתֵד֙hai.ya.Tedthe peg
Lemma: יָתֵד (ya.ted) · Strong's: H3489
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: peg
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:20, Exodus 38:31, Exodus 39:40, Numbers 3:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3489; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 17
בְּרַקָּת֔וֹbe.ra.ka.Toin temple his
Lemma: רַקָּה (raq.qah) · Strong's: H7541
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: temple
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 4:22, Judges 5:26, Song of Solomon 4:3, Song of Solomon 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7541; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 18
וַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.Nachand it went down
Lemma: צָנַח (tsa.nach) · Strong's: H6795
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to descend
Used 3 times. Also: Joshua 15:18, Judges 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6795; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 19
בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzin the ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 20
וְהֽוּא\־ve.hu'-and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 21
נִרְדָּ֥םnir.Dam[was] sleeping
Lemma: רָדַם (ra.dam) · Strong's: H7290
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to sleep
Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 76:6, Proverbs 10:5, Daniel 8:18, Daniel 10:9, Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7290; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 22
וַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afand he was weary
Lemma: עִיף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5888
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be faint
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:28, 1 Samuel 14:31, 2 Samuel 21:15, Jeremiah 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5888; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 23
וַיָּמֹֽת\׃vai.ya.Motand he died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Judges 4:21 word 24
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But as he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| lay sleeping | → | רָדַם H7290 to sleep |
| from exhaustion | → | עִיף H5888 be faint |
| Heber’s | → | חֶ֫בֶר H2268H Heber |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| Jael | → | יָעֵל H3278 Jael |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| a tent | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| peg | → | יָתֵד H3489 peg |
| grabbed | → | שׂוּם H7760I to set: take |
| a hammer | → | מַקֶּ֫בֶת H4718A hammer |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| and went | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| silently | → | לָאט H3814 secret |
| to Sisera | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| She drove | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| the peg | → | יָתֵד H3489 peg |
| through his temple | → | רַקָּה H7541 temple |
| [and] | → | צָנַח H6795 to descend |
| into the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| and he died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
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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