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Judges 4

1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, when Ehud was dead.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • again H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
  • did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
  • in the sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • when Ehud H164 (אֵהוּד) — Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites
  • was dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

2 And Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • sold H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
  • them into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of Jabin H2985 (יָבִין) — Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
  • king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
  • that reigned H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
  • in Hazor H2674 (חָצוֹר) — Chatsor, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine and of one in Arabia
  • the captain H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
  • of whose army H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • which dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
  • in Harosheth H2800 (חֲרֹשֶׁת) — Charosheth, a place in Palestine
  • of the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

3 And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • cried H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • for he had nine H8672 (תֵּשַׁע) — nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
  • of iron H1270 (בַּרְזֶל) — iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
  • and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
  • he mightily H2394 (חׇזְקָה) — vehemence (usually in a bad sense)
  • oppressed H3905 (לָחַץ) — properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress
  • the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…

4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
  • a prophetess H5031 (נְבִיאָה) — a prophetess or (generally) inspired woman; by implication, a poetess; by association a prophet's wife
  • the wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • of Lapidoth H3941 (לַפִּידוֹת) — Lappidoth, the husband of Deborah
  • she judged H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
  • Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • at that time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

5 And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And she dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
  • under the palm tree H8560 (תֹּמֶר) — a palm trunk
  • of Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
  • between Ramah H7414 (רָמָה) — Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
  • and Beth–el H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל) — Beth-El, a place in Palestine
  • in mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • and the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • came up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
  • to her for judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…

6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded, saying, Go and draw unto mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And she sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • and called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
  • Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Abinoam H42 (אֲבִינֹעַם) — Abinoam, an Israelite
  • out of Kedesh–naphtali H6943 (קֶדֶשׁ) — Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine
  • and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto him, Hath not Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
  • Go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • and draw H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
  • toward mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • Tabor H8396 (תָּבוֹר) — Tabor, a mountain in Palestine, also a city adjacent
  • and take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • with thee ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Naphtali H5321 (נַפְתָּלִי) — Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • and of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe

7 And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And I will draw H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
  • unto thee to the river H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
  • Kishon H7028 (קִישׁוֹן) — Kishon, a river of Palestine
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • the captain H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
  • of Jabin’s H2985 (יָבִין) — Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
  • army H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • with his chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
  • and his multitude H1995 (הָמוֹן) — a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
  • and I will deliver H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
  • him into thine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 4:10 · Matthew 14:30
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto her, If thou wilt go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • with me, then I will go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • but if thou wilt not go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • I will not go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And she said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • I will surely H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • with thee: notwithstanding H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
  • the journey H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
  • that thou takest H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • shall not be for thine honour H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
  • for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • shall sell H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • And Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
  • arose H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
  • and went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • with Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • to Kedesh H6943 (קֶדֶשׁ) — Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine

10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • called H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
  • Zebulun H2074 (זְבוּלוּן) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
  • and Naphtali H5321 (נַפְתָּלִי) — Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
  • to Kedesh H6943 (קֶדֶשׁ) — Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine
  • and he went up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
  • with ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • at his feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
  • and Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
  • went up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

11 Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Now Heber H2268 (חֶבֶר) — Cheber, the name of a Kenite and of three Israelites
  • the Kenite H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
  • of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Hobab H2246 (חֹבָב) — Chobab, father-in-law of Moses
  • the father in law H2859 (חָתַן) — to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
  • of Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
  • had severed H6504 (פָּרַד) — to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
  • himself from the Kenites H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
  • and pitched H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
  • his tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
  • unto the plain H436 (אֵלוֹן) — an oak or other strong tree
  • of Zaanaim H6815 (צַעֲנַנִּים) — Tsaanannim or Tsaanajim, a place in Palestine
  • by Kedesh H6943 (קֶדֶשׁ) — Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine

12 And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they shewed H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • that Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Abinoam H42 (אֲבִינֹעַם) — Abinoam, an Israelite
  • was gone up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
  • to mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • Tabor H8396 (תָּבוֹר) — Tabor, a mountain in Palestine, also a city adjacent

13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, unto the river Kishon.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Judges 4:2 · Judges 4:7 · 1 Kings 18:40
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • gathered together H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
  • all his chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
  • nine H8672 (תֵּשַׁע) — nine or (ordinal) ninth
  • hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
  • chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
  • of iron H1270 (בַּרְזֶל) — iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
  • and all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • with him, from Harosheth H2800 (חֲרֹשֶׁת) — Charosheth, a place in Palestine
  • of the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
  • unto the river H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
  • of Kishon H7028 (קִישׁוֹן) — Kishon, a river of Palestine

14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath delivered Sisera into thy hand; is not Jehovah gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Deborah H1683 (דְּבּוֹרָה) — Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses
  • said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • Up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
  • the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • in which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • hath delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • into thine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • is not Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • gone out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • thee? So Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • went down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
  • from mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
  • Tabor H8396 (תָּבוֹר) — Tabor, a mountain in Palestine, also a city adjacent
  • and ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
  • thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
  • men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

15 And Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • discomfited H2000 (הָמַם) — properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroy
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
  • army H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
  • with the edge H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
  • of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • so that Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • lighted down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
  • chariot H4818 (מֶרְכָּבָה) — a chariot
  • and fled away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
  • on his feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • But Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • pursued H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
  • after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
  • the chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
  • and after the army H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
  • unto Harosheth H2800 (חֲרֹשֶׁת) — Charosheth, a place in Palestine
  • of the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
  • and all the army H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
  • of Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
  • upon the edge H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
  • of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
  • there was not a man H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • left H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Howbeit Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • fled away H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
  • on his feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
  • to the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
  • of Jael H3278 (יָעֵל) — Jael, a Canaanite
  • the wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • of Heber H2268 (חֶבֶר) — Cheber, the name of a Kenite and of three Israelites
  • the Kenite H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
  • peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
  • between Jabin H2985 (יָבִין) — Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
  • the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • of Hazor H2674 (חָצוֹר) — Chatsor, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine and of one in Arabia
  • and the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 2 Kings 6:19
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Jael H3278 (יָעֵל) — Jael, a Canaanite
  • went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • to meet H7125 (קִרְאָה) — an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto him, Turn in H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
  • my lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
  • turn in H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
  • to me; fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
  • not. And when he had turned in H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
  • unto her into the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
  • she covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
  • him with a mantle H8063 (שְׂמִיכָה) — a run (as sustaining the Oriental sitter)

19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Genesis 24:43 · Judges 5:25 · 1 Kings 17:10 · Isaiah 41:17
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
  • water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
  • to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
  • for I am thirsty H6770 (צָמֵא) — to thirst (literally or figuratively)
  • And she opened H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
  • a bottle H4997 (נֹאד) — a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids)
  • of milk H2461 (חָלָב) — milk (as the richness of kine)
  • and gave him drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
  • and covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

20 And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Joshua 2:3 · 2 Samuel 17:20
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Again he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto her, Stand in H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
  • the door H6607 (פֶּתַח) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
  • of the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
  • and it shall be, when any man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • doth come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • and enquire H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
  • of thee, and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Is there H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
  • any man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • here H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
  • that thou shalt say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)

21 Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Then Jael H3278 (יָעֵל) — Jael, a Canaanite
  • Heber’s H2268 (חֶבֶר) — Cheber, the name of a Kenite and of three Israelites
  • wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
  • a nail H3489 (יָתֵד) — a peg
  • of the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
  • and took H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
  • an hammer H4718 (מַקֶּבֶת) — properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry
  • in her hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • and went H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • softly H3814 (לָאט) — properly, muffled, i.e. silently
  • unto him, and smote H8628 (תָּקַע) — to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman b…
  • the nail H3489 (יָתֵד) — a peg
  • into his temples H7541 (רַקָּה) — properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head
  • and fastened H6795 (צָנַח) — to alight; (transitive) to cause to descend, i.e. drive down
  • it into the ground H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • for he was fast asleep H7290 (רָדַם) — to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
  • and weary H5774 (עוּף) — to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
  • So he died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 2 Samuel 17:3 · 2 Samuel 17:10
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And, behold, as Barak H1301 (בָּרָק) — Barak, an Israelite
  • pursued H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
  • Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • Jael H3278 (יָעֵל) — Jael, a Canaanite
  • came out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
  • to meet H7125 (קִרְאָה) — an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
  • him, and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • unto him, Come H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • and I will shew H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
  • thee the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • whom thou seekest H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
  • And when he came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • behold, Sisera H5516 (סִיסְרָא) — Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim
  • lay H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
  • dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
  • and the nail H3489 (יָתֵד) — a peg
  • in his temples H7541 (רַקָּה) — properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head

23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • So God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
  • subdued H3665 (כָּנַע) — properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish
  • on that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • Jabin H2985 (יָבִין) — Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
  • the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
  • before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

24 And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 1 Samuel 3:12
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • prospered H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
  • prospered H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
  • and prevailed H7186 (קָשֶׁה) — severe (in various applications)
  • against Jabin H2985 (יָבִין) — Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
  • the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
  • until they had destroyed H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
  • Jabin H2985 (יָבִין) — Jabin, the name of two Canaanitish kings
  • king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king