New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 4:2-13
2So the LordH3068 soldH4376 them into the handH3027 of 1JabinH2985 kingH4428 of CanaanH3667, whoH834 reignedH4427 in HazorH2674; and the commanderH8269 of his armyH6635 was SiseraH5516, whoH834 livedH3427 in 2Harosheth-hagoyimH2800H1471. 3The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 criedH6817 outH6817 to the LordH3068; for he had nineH8672 hundredH3967 3ironH1270 chariotsH7393, and he oppressedH3905 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 severelyH2394 for twentyH6242 yearsH8141.
4Now DeborahH1683, a 4prophetessH5031, the wifeH802 of LappidothH3941, was judgingH8199 IsraelH3478 at that timeH6256. 5She used to 5sitH3427 underH8478 the 6palmH8560 treeH8560 of DeborahH1683 betweenH996 RamahH7414 and BethelH1008 in the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669; and the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 wentH5927 upH5927 to her for judgmentH4941. 6Now she sentH7971 word and summonedH7121 7BarakH1301 the sonH1121 of AbinoamH42 from Kedesh-naphtaliH6943H5321, and saidH559 to him, “8The LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, has indeed commandedH6680, ‘GoH1980 and marchH4900 to MountH2022 TaborH8396, and takeH3947 with you tenH6235 thousandH505 menH376 from the sonsH1121 of NaphtaliH5321 and from the sonsH1121 of ZebulunH2074. 7I will drawH4900 outH4900 to you SiseraH5516, the commanderH8269 of Jabin’sH2985 armyH6635, with his chariotsH7393 and his 9manyH1995 troops to the riverH5158 KishonH7028, and 10I will handH5414H3027 him overH5414 to you.’” 8Then BarakH1301 saidH559 to her, “IfH518 you will goH1980 with me, then I will goH1980; but ifH518 you will not goH1980 with me, I will not goH1980.” 9She saidH559, “I will certainlyH1980 goH1980 with you; howeverH657H3588, the fameH8597 shall not be yours on the journeyH1870 that you are about to takeH1980, 11for the LordH3068 will sellH4376 SiseraH5516 into the handH3027 of a womanH802.” Then DeborahH1683 gotH6965 upH6965 and wentH1980 with BarakH1301 to KedeshH6943. 10BarakH1301 summonedH2199 12ZebulunH2074 and NaphtaliH5321 to KedeshH6943, and tenH6235 thousandH505 menH376 wentH5927 upH5927 1314with him; DeborahH1683 also wentH5927 upH5927 with him.
11Now HeberH2268 15the KeniteH7017 had separatedH6504 himself from the KenitesH7014, from the sonsH1121 of HobabH2246 the 16father-in-lawH2860 of MosesH4872, and had pitchedH5186 his tentH168 as farH5704 away as the 17oakH436 in 18ZaanannimH6815, whichH834 is nearH854 KedeshH6943.
12Then they toldH5046 SiseraH5516 that BarakH1301 the sonH1121 of AbinoamH42 had goneH5927 upH5927 to MountH2022 TaborH8396. 13SiseraH5516 summonedH2199 allH3605 his chariotsH7393, 19nineH8672 hundredH3967 ironH1270 chariotsH7393, and allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him, from 20Harosheth-hagoyimH2800H1471 to the riverH5158 KishonH7028.
Notes
- 1. Judges 4:2 Josh 11:1, 10 ↩
- 2. Judges 4:2 Judg 4:13, 16 ↩
- 3. Judges 4:3 Judg 1:19 ↩
- 4. Judges 4:4 Lit woman prophetess ↩
- 5. Judges 4:5 Or live ↩
- 6. Judges 4:5 Gen 35:8 ↩
- 7. Judges 4:6 Heb 11:32 ↩
- 8. Judges 4:6 Lit Has the Lord not commanded...? ↩
- 9. Judges 4:7 Lit multitude ↩
- 10. Judges 4:7 Ps 83:9 ↩
- 11. Judges 4:9 Judg 4:21 ↩
- 12. Judges 4:10 Judg 5:18 ↩
- 13. Judges 4:10 Lit at his feet ↩
- 14. Judges 4:10 Judg 4:14; 5:15 ↩
- 15. Judges 4:11 Judg 1:16 ↩
- 16. Judges 4:11 Another reading is brother-in-law ↩
- 17. Judges 4:11 Or terebinth ↩
- 18. Judges 4:11 Josh 19:33 ↩
- 19. Judges 4:13 Judg 4:3 ↩
- 20. Judges 4:13 Judg 4:2 ↩
Commentaries on Judges 4
- 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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