Judges 5:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 5:28 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 →
בְּעַד֩
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַחַלּ֨וֹן
challôwn
H2474
window
נִשְׁקְפָ֧ה
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
וַתְּיַבֵּ֛ב
yâbab
H2980
to cry
אֵ֥ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
סִֽיסְרָ֖א
Çîyçᵉrâʼ
H5516
Sisera
בְּעַ֣ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑ב
ʼeshnâb
H822
window
מַדּ֗וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
רִכְבּוֹ֙
rekeb
H7393
chariot
לָב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מַדּ֣וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
אֶֽחֱר֔וּ
ʼâchar
H309
to delay
פַּעֲמֵ֖י
paʻam
H6471
time
מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו
merkâbâh
H4818
chariot
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World English Bible Public Domain
Through the window she looked forth, and cried, The mother of Sisera [cried] through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Through the window she looked and wailed, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice, ‘Why has his chariot delayed to come? Why do the hoofbeats of his chariots tarry?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).