Judges 4:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. | When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor, | And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. |
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Where
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and people told | וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ | vai-ya-GI-du | H5046 | to tellנָגַד (na.gad) 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported |
| to Sisera | לְסִֽיסְרָ֑א | le-si-se-RA' | H5516G | Siseraסִיסְרָא (sis.ra) A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.2 § Sisera = "battle array" 1) the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael 2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel |
| that | כִּ֥י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| he had gone up | עָלָ֛ה | 'a-LAH | H5927G | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| Barak | בָּרָ֥ק | ba-RAK | H1301 | Barakבְּדָן (be.dan) A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.6; son of: Abinoam (H0042) Another spelling of ba.raq (בָּרָק "Barak" H1301) § Bedan = "in judging" 1) a judge who followed Gideon 2) a Manassite |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Abinoam | אֲבִינֹ֖עַם | 'a-vi-NO-'am | H0042 | Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֫עַם (a.vi.no.am) A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.6; father of: Barak (H1301) § Abinoam = "my father is delight" father of Barak, descendant of Naphtali |
| [the] mountain of | הַר־ | har- | H2022G | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| Tabor | תָּבֽוֹר׃ ס | ta-VOR | H8396G | (Mount) Taborתָּבוֹר (ta.vor) § Tabor = "mound" n pr mont a mountain in the plain of Esdraelon rising abruptly and insulated except for a narrow ridge on the west connecting it to the hills of Nazareth 2) a town around the summit of Mount Tabor |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.