Judges 5:27

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

25Water he asked, milk she gave him. In a lordly bowl she brought him butter. 26Her hand reached for the tent pin, her right hand to the workmen’s hammer, and with the hammer she struck Sisera, she smashed his head— yes, she crushed and pierced his temple. At her feet he collapsed, he fell, he lay. Between her feet he bowed, he fell. Where he bowed, there he fell dead. 28Through the window, Sisera’s mother looked out, through the lattice. and lamented shrilly: ‘Why does his chariot delay in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots tarry?’ 29The wisest of her princesses answer her, yes, she repeats the words to herself:

Judges 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.

• At her feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• he bowedכָּרַעkâra‛ · to bowH3766
• he fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• he lay downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• whereבַאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · in whichH834
• deadשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703

Cross-references for Judges 5:27

• Psalms 52:7God will pull you down forever, and snatch you, rip you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Matthew 7:2For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. 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

Topics related to Judges 5:27

• Country
• Patriotism
• Sisera

In the dictionaries

• Barak
• Deborah
• Fight
• Jael
• Lattice
• Poetry
• Rehearse
• Searching
• Sisera
• Songs

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