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Judges 5:28

Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’
Judges 5:28
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Original language (Hebrew)

בְּעַד֩ הַחַלּ֨וֹן נִשְׁקְפָ֧ה וַתְּיַבֵּ֛ב אֵ֥ם סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּעַ֣ד הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑ב מַדּ֗וּעַ בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ רִכְבּוֹ֙ לָב֔וֹא מַדּ֣וּעַ אֶֽחֱר֔וּ פַּעֲמֵ֖י מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃

  1. בְּעַד֩be.'Ad“through”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from בַּ֫עַד · “about|through|for” · Strong's H1157
  2. הַחַלּ֨וֹןha.cha.Lon“the window”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַלּוֹן · “window” · Strong's H2474
  3. נִשְׁקְפָ֧הnish.ke.Fah“she looked down”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁקַף · “to look” · Strong's H8259
  4. וַתְּיַבֵּ֛בva.te.ya.Bev“and she lamented”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָבַב · “to cry” · Strong's H2980
  5. אֵ֥ם'em“[the] mother of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  6. סִֽיסְרָ֖אsis.Ra'“Sisera”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from סִיסְרָא · “Sisera” · Strong's H5516G
  7. בְּעַ֣דbe.'Ad“through”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from בַּ֫עַד · “about|through|for” · Strong's H1157
  8. הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בha.'esh.Nav“the widow-lattice”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֶשְׁנָב · “lattice” · Strong's H0822
  9. מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  10. בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbo.Shesh“has it delayed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
  11. רִכְבּוֹ֙rikh.Bo“chariot his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  12. לָב֔וֹאla.Vo'“to come”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  13. מַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  14. אֶֽחֱר֔וּ'e.che.Ru“have they delayed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָחַר · “to delay” · Strong's H0309
  15. פַּעֲמֵ֖יpa.'a.Mei“[the] hoof-beats of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פַּ֫עַם · “beat” · Strong's H6471
  16. מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃mar.ke.vo.Tav“chariots his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מֶרְכָּבָה · “chariot” · Strong's H4818
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)