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Judges 5:26

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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יָדָהּ֙yadahhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לַיָּתֵ֣דlayatedto nailיָתֵדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to nail”, the ordinary formH3489a pegnail, paddle, pin, stake.תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָהtishlachnahsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…וִֽימִינָ֖הּviminahand rightיָמִיןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.לְהַלְמ֣וּתlehalmutto hammerהַלְמוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to hammer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1989a hammer (or mallet)hammer.עֲמֵלִ֑יםamelimthat labourethעָמֵלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “that laboureth”, the ordinary formH6001toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowfulthat laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.וְהָלְמָ֤הvehalemahand beatהָלַםconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and beat”, a completed actionH1986to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disbandbeat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).סִֽיסְרָא֙siseraSiseraסִיסְרָאnoun, proper name — “Sisera”H5516Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the NethinimSisera.מָחֲקָ֣הmachaqahsmite offמָחַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “smite off”, a completed actionH4277to crushsmite off.רֹאשׁ֔וֹroshvoheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וּמָחֲצָ֥הumachatsahand pierceמָחַץconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and pierce”, a completed actionH4272to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroydip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.וְחָלְפָ֖הvechalefahand changeחָלַףconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and change”, a completed actionH2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or changeabolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.רַקָּתֽוֹraqatvotempleרַקָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “temple”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7541properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the headtemple.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Her hand she put to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.

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American Standard Version (1901)

She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head; Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.

Young’s Literal Translation

Her hand to the pin she sendeth forth, And her right hand to the labourers' hammer, And she hammered Sisera — she smote his head, Yea, she smote, and it passed through his temple.

World English Bible

She put her hand to the tent peg, and 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.

Darby Translation

She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And she smote Sisera, she struck through his head, Shattered and pierced through his temples.

Douay-Rheims

She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman’s hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing through his temples.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Her hand she put to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

She stretched forth her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she smote Sisara with it, she nailed through his head and smote him; she nailed through his temples.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χεῖρα αὐτῆς ἀριστερὰν εἰς πάσσαλον ἐξέτεινε, καὶ δεξιὰν αὐτῆς εἰς σφύραν κοπίωντων, καὶ ἐσφυροκόπησε Σισάρα, διήλωσε κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπάταξε, διήλωσε κρόταφον αὐτοῦ.