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Judges 5:27
27At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He sank, he fell, he lay still at her feet. And where he sank, there he died.
Context of Judges 5:27
25He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk. 26Her hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple. At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead. 28“Through the window peered Sisera’s mother; behind the lattice she cried out, ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?’ 29The wisest of her ladies answer her; indeed, she keeps saying 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 5:27
- Psalms 52:7“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
- Matthew 7:2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- James 2:13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. 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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