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Judges 5:28

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

KJV

Per fenestram respiciens, ululabat mater ejus : et de cœnaculo loquebatur : Cur moratur regredi currus ejus ? quare tardaverunt pedes quadrigarum illius ?

Vulgate

διὰ τῆς θυρίδος παρέκυψεν μήτηρ Σεισαρὰ ἐκτὸς τοῦ τοξικοῦ Διότι ᾐσχύνθη ἅρμα αὐτοῦ; διότι ἐχρόνισαν πόδες ἁρμάτων αὐτοῦ;

LXX

Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Siseracriedthrough the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

ASV

בְּעַד֩ הַ/חַלּ֨וֹן נִשְׁקְפָ֧ה וַ/תְּיַבֵּ֛ב אֵ֥ם סִֽיסְרָ֖א בְּעַ֣ד הָֽ/אֶשְׁנָ֑ב מַדּ֗וּעַ בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ רִכְבּ/וֹ֙ לָ/ב֔וֹא מַדּ֣וּעַ אֶֽחֱר֔וּ פַּעֲמֵ֖י מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶשְׁנָ֑ב
'shnb
noun · 2×
בְּעַ֥ד
b'd
adverb · 103×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ו
v
noun · 44×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
חַלּ֑וֹן
chlvn
noun · 32×
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ
ybshv
verb · 112×
מַדּ֖וּעַ
mdv'
adverb · 71×
נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה
nshqph
verb · 22×
סִֽיסְרָא֙
sysr'
proper_noun · 21×
פַּ֣עַם
p'm
noun · 117×
רֶ֔כֶב
rkb
noun · 119×
תְאַחֵ֑ר
t'chr
verb · 15×
תְּיַבֵּ֛ב
tybb
verb · 1×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 26:8 — And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.