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Judges 5:27
27He fell to the floor at her feet. He lay there and he did not move. He died at the place where he fell. Jael had killed him!
Judges 5:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
- New International Version (NIV)At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Between her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; between her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.
- New King James Version (NKJV)At her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still; At her feet he sank, he fell; Where he sank, there he fell dead.
Context of Judges 5:27
25Sisera asked her for water to drink, and she gave him milk. She gave him the best cream in a beautiful bowl. 26She took a tent peg in her left hand. She took a worker's hammer in her right hand. She hit the peg through Sisera's head. She broke his skull. She broke it completely. She knocked the sharp peg through his head. He fell to the floor at her feet. He lay there and he did not move. He died at the place where he fell. Jael had killed him! 28Sisera's mother looked out from the window of her house. She waited for Sisera to return. She said, “His chariot has taken a long time to come! Why do I not yet hear the sound of his horse's feet?” 29Her wise ladies replied, and she herself thought the same thing:
Read all of Judges 5Judges 5:27 word by word
בֵּ֣ין רַגְלֶ֔יהָ כָּרַ֥ע נָפַ֖ל שָׁכָ֑ב בֵּ֤ין רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ כָּרַ֣ע נָפָ֔ל בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֔ע שָׁ֖ם נָפַ֥ל שָׁדֽוּד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 5:27
- Psalms 52:7‘Look! This man did not trust God to keep him safe. Instead, he trusted in his riches. He thought that he could be cruel, and that would keep him safe.’
- Matthew 7:2God will think about you in the same way that you think about other people. He will use the same rules for you as you use for other people.
- James 2:13God will not forgive anyone who has not forgiven other people. But God is kind! He judges us, but even more than that, he forgives us!
Commentaries on Judges 5:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27At her feet he bowed - רגליה בין bein ragleyha, "between her feet." After having stunned him she probably sat down, for the greater convenience of driving the nail through his temples. He bowed - he fell - He probably made some struggles after he received the blow on the head, but could not recover his feet. Aeschylus represents Agamemnon rising, staggering, and finally falling, under the blows of Clytemnestra. - Agam. v. 1384.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 Jael had a special blessing. Those whose lot is cast in the tent, in a low and narrow sphere, if they serve God according to the powers he has given them, shall not lose their reward. The mother of Sisera looked for his return, not in the least fearing his success. Let us take heed of indulging eager desires towards any temporal good, particularly toward that which cherishes vain-glory, for that was what she here doted on. What a picture does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27The story of Sisera's end includes a short celebration of Jael.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. is a most graphic picture of the treatment of Sisera in the tent of Jael.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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