King James Version

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?

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בְּעַד֩beadat byבְּעַדpreposition — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.הַחַלּ֨וֹןhachalonthe windowחַלּוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the window”, the ordinary formH2474a window (as perforated)window.נִשְׁקְפָ֧הnishqefahappearשָׁקַףverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “appear”, a completed actionH8259properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)appear, look (down, forth, out).וַתְּיַבֵּ֛בvatyabevand cry outיָבַבconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and cry out”, the next action in the storyH2980to bawlcry out.אֵ֥םemmotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.סִֽיסְרָ֖אsiseraSiseraסִיסְרָאnoun, proper name — “Sisera”H5516Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the NethinimSisera.בְּעַ֣דbeadat byבְּעַדpreposition — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.הָֽאֶשְׁנָ֑בhaeshnavthe casementאֶשְׁנָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the casement”, the ordinary formH822a latticed windowcasement, lattice.מַדּ֗וּעַmaduawhyמַדּוּעַparticle, interrogative — “why”H4069what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?how, wherefore, why.בֹּשֵׁ֤שׁbosheshbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, polel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be confounded”, a completed actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.רִכְבּוֹ֙rikhbvomillstoneרֶכֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “millstone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstonechariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.לָב֔וֹאlavoto to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…מַדּ֣וּעַmaduawhyמַדּוּעַparticle, interrogative — “why”H4069what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?how, wherefore, why.אֶֽחֱר֔וּechervbe lateאָחַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be late”, a completed actionH309to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinatecontinue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).פַּעֲמֵ֖יpaameanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “anvil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיוmarkevotayvchariot. See also H1024מֶרְכָּבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chariot. See also H1024”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4818a chariotchariot. See also H1024 (בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Through the window she looked forth, and peered, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

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American Standard Version (1901)

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 tarry the wheels of his chariots?

Young’s Literal Translation

Through the window she hath looked out — Yea, she crieth out — the mother of Sisera, Through the lattice: Wherefore is his chariot delaying to come? Wherefore tarried have the steps of his chariot?

World English Bible

“Through the window she looked out, and cried: Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice. ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?’

Darby Translation

Them other of Sisera looketh out at the window, And crieth through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the trampings of his chariots?

Douay-Rheims

His mother looked out at a window, and howled: and she spoke from the dining room: Why is his chariot so long in coming back? Why are the feet of his horses so slow?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Through the window she looked forth, and peered, the mother of Sisera, through the lattice: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The mother of Sisara looked down through the window out of the loophole, saying , Why was his chariot ashamed? why did the wheels of his chariots tarry?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διὰ τῆς θυρίδος παρέκυψε μήτηρ Σισάρα ἐκτὸς τοῦ τοξικοῦ, διότι ᾐσχύνθη ἅρμα αὐτοῦ; διότι ἐχρόνισαν πόδες ἁρμάτων αὐτοῦ;