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Judges 5:20

From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
Judges 5:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מִן־שָׁמַ֖יִם נִלְחָ֑מוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔ם נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־סִיסְרָֽא׃

  1. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  2. שָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yim“heaven”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  3. נִלְחָ֑מוּnil.Cha.mu“they fought”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  4. הַכּֽוֹכָבִים֙ha.ko.kha.Vim“the stars”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כּוֹכָב · “star” · Strong's H3556
  5. מִמְּסִלּוֹתָ֔םmi.me.si.lo.Tam“from highways their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מְסִלָּה · “highway” · Strong's H4546
  6. נִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.Mu“they fought”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  7. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  8. סִיסְרָֽא׃si.se.Ra'“Sisera”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from סִיסְרָא · “Sisera” · Strong's H5516G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)