Judges 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Deborah and Barak

Then the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 again^H3254 did^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, after Ehud^H164 died^H4191.

Jdg 4:2

Jdg 4:2So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

Jdg 4:3

Jdg 4:3The sons of Israel cried out to the LORD; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.

Jdg 4:4

Now Deborah^H1683, a [fn]prophetess^H5031, the wife^H802 of Lappidoth^H3941, was judging^H8199 Israel^H3478 at that time^H6256.

Jdg 4:5

Jdg 4:5She used to [fn]sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went up to her for judgment.

Jdg 4:6

Jdg 4:6Now she sent word and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, “[fn]The LORD, the God of Israel, has indeed commanded, ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun.

Jdg 4:7

Jdg 4:7‘I will draw out to you Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his [fn]many troops to the river Kishon, and I will hand him over to you.’”

Jdg 4:8

Jdg 4:8Then Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”

Jdg 4:9

Jdg 4:9She said, “I will certainly go with you; however, the fame shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Jdg 4:10

Jdg 4:10Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and ten thousand men went up [fn]with him; Deborah also went up with him.

Jdg 4:11

Now Heber^H2268 the Kenite^H7017 had separated^H6504 himself from the Kenites^H7014, from the sons^H1121 of Hobab^H2246 the [fn]father-in-law^H2859 of Moses^H4872, and had pitched^H5186 his tent^H168 as far^H5704 away as the [fn]oak^H436 in Zaanannim^H6815, which^H834 is near^H854 Kedesh^H6943.

Jdg 4:12

Then they told^H5046 Sisera^H5516 that Barak^H1301 the son^H1121 of Abinoam^H42 had gone^H5927 up^H5927 to Mount^H2022 Tabor^H8396.

Jdg 4:13

Jdg 4:13Sisera summoned all his chariots, nine hundred iron chariots, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the river Kishon.

Jdg 4:14

Jdg 4:14Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise! For this is the day on which the LORD has handed Sisera over to you; [fn]behold, the LORD has gone out before you.” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

Jdg 4:15

Jdg 4:15And the LORD [fn]routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera got down from his chariot and fled on foot.

Jdg 4:16

Jdg 4:16But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not even one was left.

Jdg 4:17

Now Sisera^H5516 fled^H5127 on foot^H7272 to the tent^H168 of Jael^H3278 the wife^H802 of Heber^H2268 the Kenite^H7017, because^H3588 there was peace^H7965 between^H996 Jabin^H2985 the king^H4428 of Hazor^H2674 and the house^H1004 of Heber^H2268 the Kenite^H7017.

Jdg 4:18

Jdg 4:18And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a [fn]rug.

Jdg 4:19

Jdg 4:19And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a leather bottle of milk and gave him a drink; then she covered him.

Jdg 4:20

Jdg 4:20And he said to her, “Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?’ that you shall say, ‘No.’”

Jdg 4:21

Jdg 4:21But Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg and [fn]a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.

Jdg 4:22

Jdg 4:22And behold, while Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he entered [fn]with her, and behold, Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple.

Jdg 4:23

So God^H430 subdued^H3665 Jabin^H2985 the king^H4428 of Canaan^H3667 on that day^H3117 before^H6440 the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

Jdg 4:24

Jdg 4:24And the hand of the sons of Israel pressed harder and harder upon Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had eliminated Jabin the king of Canaan.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(4:4)

Lit woman prophetess

(4:5)

Or live

(4:6)

Lit Has the LORD not commanded...?

(4:7)

Lit multitude

(4:10)

Lit at his feet

(4:11)

Another reading is brother-in-law

(4:11)

Or terebinth

(4:14)

Lit has the LORD not gone...?

Lit confused

Or blanket

Lit put a hammer

Lit to

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Deborah and Barak

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