Judges 5:20

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Judges 5:20


← Judges 5:19 Judges 5:20 (KJV) Judges 5:21 →
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

They foughtH3898 from heavenH8064; the starsH3556 in their coursesH4546 foughtH3898 against SiseraH5516.


Original Hebrew

מִן־שָׁמַיִם נִלְחָמוּ הַכֹּוכָבִים מִמְּסִלֹּותָם נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־סִיסְרָא׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מִן
min- H4480 HR from
שָׁמַ֖יִם
sha.Ma.yim H8064 HNcmpa heaven
נִלְחָ֑מוּ
nil.Cha.mu H3898 HVNp3cp they fought
הַ/כּֽוֹכָבִים֙
ha./ko.kha.Vim H3556 HTd/Ncmpa the/ stars
מִ/מְּסִלּוֹתָ֔/ם
mi./me.si.lo.Ta/m H4546 HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp from/ highways/ their
נִלְחֲמ֖וּ
nil.cha.Mu H3898 HVNp3cp they fought
עִם
'im- H5973 HR with
סִיסְרָֽא
si.se.Ra' H5516 HNp Sisera
Strong's References
  • H3556 — כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb, ko-kawb'): probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (Kabbôwn) H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (kâvâh) H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince; star(-gazer).
  • H3898 — לָחַם (lâcham, law-kham'): a primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction); devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
  • H4546 — מְסִלָּה (mᵉçillâh, mes-il-law'): from סָלַל (çâlal) H5549; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase; causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
  • H5516 — סִיסְרָא (Çîyçᵉrâʼ, see-ser-aw'): of uncertain derivation; Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim; Sisera.
  • H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה (shâmeh); from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
  • H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (8): Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:27, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 66:3, Psalms 76:8, Psalms 119:91, Jeremiah 46:15

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