New English Translation
Judges 5:27
27Between her feet he collapsed, he fell limp and was lifeless; between her feet he collapsed and fell limp, in the spot where he collapsed, there he fell limp – violently murdered!
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
25He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds. 26Her left hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workmen’s hammer. She “hammered” Sisera, she shattered his skull, she smashed his head, she drove the tent peg through his temple. Between her feet he collapsed, he fell limp and was lifeless; between her feet he collapsed and fell limp, in the spot where he collapsed, there he fell limp – violently murdered! 28Through the window she looked; Sisera’s mother cried out through the lattice: ‘Why is his chariot so slow to return? Why are the hoofbeats of his chariot-horses delayed?’ 29The wisest of her ladies answer; indeed she even thinks to herself,
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, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”
- Matthew 7:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
- James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
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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