Judges 5:18
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
חָרַף
which it despised
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חָרַף
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter
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מָרוֹם
the heights of
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מָרוֹם
altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
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עַם
was a people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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זְבוּלוּן
Zebulun
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זְבוּלוּן
Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
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שָׂדֶה
the field
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שָׂדֶה
a field (as flat)
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