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Judges 5:26

She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple.
Judges 5:26
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Original language (Hebrew)

יָדָהּ֙ לַיָּתֵ֣ד תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה וִֽימִינָ֖הּ לְהַלְמ֣וּת עֲמֵלִ֑ים וְהָלְמָ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ מָחֲקָ֣ה רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וּמָחֲצָ֥ה וְחָלְפָ֖ה רַקָּתֽוֹ׃

  1. יָדָהּ֙ya.Dah“hand her”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  2. לַיָּתֵ֣דlai.ya.Ted“to the peg”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָתֵד · “peg” · Strong's H3489
  3. תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָהtish.Lach.nah“they stretched out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “reach” · Strong's H7971K
  4. וִֽימִינָ֖הּvi.mi.Nah“and right [hand] her”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
  5. לְהַלְמ֣וּתle.hal.Mut“to a hammer of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from הַלְמוּת · “hammer” · Strong's H1989
  6. עֲמֵלִ֑ים'a.me.Lim“workmen”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָמֵל · “labour(er)” · Strong's H6001A
  7. וְהָלְמָ֤הve.hal.Mah“and she struck”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַם · “to smite” · Strong's H1986
  8. סִֽיסְרָא֙si.se.Ra'“Sisera”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from סִיסְרָא · “Sisera” · Strong's H5516G
  9. מָחֲקָ֣הma.cha.Kah“she shattered”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָחַק · “to destroy” · Strong's H4277
  10. רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Sho“head his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  11. וּמָחֲצָ֥הu.ma.cha.Tzah“and she smashed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָחַץ · “to wound” · Strong's H4272
  12. וְחָלְפָ֖הve.chal.Fah“and she pierced”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָלַף · “to pass” · Strong's H2498
  13. רַקָּתֽוֹ׃ra.ka.To“temple his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רַקָּה · “temple” · Strong's H7541
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)