Barak

An Israelite commander who defeated Canaanite forces with Deborah.

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  • 1400 BC
    100 AD
  • Barak
    1285 BC to 64 AD

Original word

  • בָּרָק barak
    H1301
Relationships
Father: Abinoam
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Where Barak appears in Scripture

Judges 4

וַתִּשְׁלַח וַתִּקְרָא לְבָרָק בֶּן-אֲבִינֹעַם מִקֶּדֶשׁ נַפְתָּלִי וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הֲלֹא צִוָּה׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵךְ וּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ בְּהַר תָּבוֹר וְלָֽקַחְתָּ עִמְּךָ עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי וּמִבְּנֵי זְבֻלֽוּן׃
6
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ בָּרָק אִם-תֵּֽלְכִי עִמִּי וְהָלָכְתִּי וְאִם-לֹא תֵֽלְכִי עִמִּי לֹא אֵלֵֽךְ׃
8
And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
וַתֹּאמֶר הָלֹךְ אֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ אֶפֶס כִּי לֹא תִֽהְיֶה תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ עַל-הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ כִּי בְֽיַד-אִשָּׁה יִמְכֹּר יְהוָה אֶת-סִֽיסְרָא וַתָּקָם דְּבוֹרָה וַתֵּלֶךְ עִם-בָּרָק קֶֽדְשָׁה׃
9
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
וַיַּזְעֵק בָּרָק אֶת-זְבוּלֻן וְאֶת-נַפְתָּלִי קֶדְשָׁה וַיַּעַל בְּרַגְלָיו עֲשֶׂרֶת אַלְפֵי אִישׁ וַתַּעַל עִמּוֹ דְּבוֹרָֽה׃
10
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
וַיַּגִּדוּ לְסִֽיסְרָא כִּי עָלָה בָּרָק בֶּן-אֲבִינֹעַם הַר-תָּבֽוֹר׃
12
And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
וַתֹּאמֶר דְּבֹרָה אֶל-בָּרָק קוּם כִּי זֶה הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה אֶת-סִֽיסְרָא בְּיָדֶךָ הֲלֹא יְהוָה יָצָא לְפָנֶיךָ וַיֵּרֶד בָּרָק מֵהַר תָּבוֹר וַֽעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ אַֽחֲרָֽיו׃
14
And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
וַיָּהָם יְהוָה אֶת-סִֽיסְרָא וְאֶת-כָּל-הָרֶכֶב וְאֶת-כָּל-הַֽמַּחֲנֶה לְפִי-חֶרֶב לִפְנֵי בָרָק וַיֵּרֶד סִֽיסְרָא מֵעַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה וַיָּנָס בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃
15
And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
וּבָרָק רָדַף אַֽחֲרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְאַֽחֲרֵי הַֽמַּחֲנֶה עַד חֲרֹשֶׁת הַגּוֹיִם וַיִּפֹּל כָּל-מַֽחֲנֵה סִֽיסְרָא לְפִי-חֶרֶב לֹא נִשְׁאַר עַד-אֶחָֽד׃
16
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
וְהִנֵּה בָרָק רֹדֵף אֶת-סִֽיסְרָא וַתֵּצֵא יָעֵל לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֵךְ וְאַרְאֶךָּ אֶת-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ וְהִנֵּה סִֽיסְרָא נֹפֵל מֵת וְהַיָּתֵד בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃
22
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.

Judges 5

וַתָּשַׁר דְּבוֹרָה וּבָרָק בֶּן-אֲבִינֹעַם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹֽר׃
1
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
עוּרִי עוּרִי דְּבוֹרָה עוּרִי עוּרִי דַּבְּרִי-שִׁיר קוּם בָּרָק וּֽשֲׁבֵה שֶׁבְיְךָ בֶּן-אֲבִינֹֽעַם׃
12
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
וְשָׂרַי בְּיִשָּׂשכָר עִם-דְּבֹרָה וְיִשָּׂשכָר כֵּן בָּרָק בָּעֵמֶק שֻׁלַּח בְּרַגְלָיו בִּפְלַגּוֹת רְאוּבֵן גְּדֹלִים חִקְקֵי-לֵֽב׃
15
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.