Judges 5:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 5:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
יָדָהּ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
לַיָּתֵ֣ד
yâthêd
H3489
peg
תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה
shâlach
H7971
to send
וִֽימִינָ֖הּ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
לְהַלְמ֣וּת
halmûwth
H1989
hammer
עֲמֵלִ֑ים
ʻâmêl
H6001
laborer
וְהָלְמָ֤ה
hâlam
H1986
to strike
סִֽיסְרָא֙
Çîyçᵉrâʼ
H5516
Sisera
מָחֲקָ֣ה
mâchaq
H4277
to destroy
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וּמָחֲצָ֥ה
mâchats
H4272
to shatter
וְחָלְפָ֖ה
châlaph
H2498
to pass through
רַקָּתֽוֹ
raqqâh
H7541
temple
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World English Bible Public Domain
She put her hand to the tent-pin, Her right hand to the workmen's hammer; With the hammer she struck Sisera, she struck through his head; Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.
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King James Version Public Domain
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They reached out, her hand to the peg and her right hand to a hammer of workmen. And she struck Sisera, she crushed his head, and she shattered and pierced his temple.
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