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World English Bible

Judges 4 (WEBP)

[1] The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, when Ehud was dead.
[2] Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
[3] The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.
[4] Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, judged Israel at that time.
[5] She lived under Deborah’s palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
[6] She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali, and said to him, “Hasn’t Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, ‘Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
[7] I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.’ ”
[8] 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.”
[9] She said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the journey that you take won’t be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand.” Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
[10] Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; and Deborah went up with him.
[11] Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
[12] They told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.
[13] Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.
[14] Deborah said to Barak, “Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasn’t Yahweh gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
[15] Yahweh confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet.
[16] But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.
[17] However 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.
[18] Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don’t be afraid.” He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
[19] He said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty.” She opened a container of milk, and gave him a drink, and covered him.
[20] He said to her, “Stand in the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, ‘Is there any man here?’ you shall say, ‘No.’ ”
[21] Then Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground, for he was in a deep sleep; so he fainted and died.
[22] Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek.” He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples.
[23] So God subdued Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel on that day.
[24] 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.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 4 (KJVS)

[1] And the children of Israel again () did () evil in the sight of the LORD , when Ehud was dead ().
[2] And the LORD sold () them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan , that reigned () in Hazor ; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera , which dwelt () in Harosheth of the Gentiles .
[3] And the children of Israel cried () unto the LORD : for he had nine hundred chariots of iron ; and twenty years he mightily oppressed () the children of Israel .
[4] And Deborah , a prophetess , the wife of Lapidoth , she judged () Israel at that time .
[5] And she dwelt () under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim : and the children of Israel came up () to her for judgment .
[6] And she sent () and called () Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali , and said () unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded (), [saying], Go () and draw () toward mount Tabor , and take () with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun ?
[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 thine hand .
[8] And Barak said () unto her, If thou wilt go () with me, then I will go (): but if thou wilt not go () with me, [then] I will not go ().
[9] And she said (), I will surely () go () with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest () shall not be for thine honour ; for the LORD shall sell () Sisera into the hand of a woman . And Deborah arose (), and went () with Barak to Kedesh .
[10] And Barak called () Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh ; and he went up () with ten thousand men at his feet : and Deborah went up () with him.
[11] Now Heber the Kenite , [which was] of the children of Hobab the father in law () of Moses , had severed () himself from the Kenites , and pitched () his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim , which [is] by Kedesh .
[12] And they shewed () Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up () to mount Tabor .
[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 of Kishon .
[14] And Deborah said () unto Barak , Up (); for this [is] the day in which the LORD hath delivered () Sisera into thine hand : is not the LORD gone out () before thee? So Barak went down () from mount Tabor , and ten thousand men after him.
[15] And the LORD discomfited () Sisera , and all [his] chariots , and all [his] host , with the edge of the sword before Barak ; so that Sisera lighted down () off [his] chariot , and fled away () on his feet .
[16] But Barak pursued () after the chariots , and after the host , unto Harosheth of the Gentiles : and all the host of Sisera fell () upon the edge of the sword ; [and] there was not a man left ().
[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 .
[18] And Jael went out () to meet () Sisera , and said () unto him, Turn in (), my lord , turn in () to me; fear () not. And when he had turned in () unto her into the tent , she covered () him with a mantle .
[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.
[20] Again he said () unto her, Stand in () the door of the tent , and it shall be, when any man doth come () and enquire () of thee, and say (), Is there any man here ? that thou shalt say (), No.
[21] Then Jael Heber’s wife took () a nail of the tent , and took () an hammer in her hand , and went () softly unto him, and smote () the nail into his temples , and fastened () it into the ground : for he was fast asleep () and weary (). So he died ().
[22] And, behold, as Barak pursued () Sisera , Jael came out () to meet () him, and said () unto him, Come (), and I will shew () thee the man whom thou seekest (). And when he came () into her [tent], behold, Sisera lay () dead (), and the nail [was] in his temples .
[23] So God subdued () on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel .
[24] And the hand of the children of Israel prospered () (), and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan , until they had destroyed () Jabin king of Canaan .

Young’s Literal Translation

Judges 4 (YLT)

[1] And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah when Ehud is dead,
[2] and Jehovah selleth them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who hath reigned in Hazor, and the head of his host is Sisera, and he is dwelling in Harosheth of the Goyim;
[3] and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, for he hath nine hundred chariots of iron, and he hath oppressed the sons of Israel mightily twenty years.
[4] And Deborah, a woman inspired, wife of Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time,
[5] and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up unto her for judgment.
[6] And she sendeth and calleth for Barak son of Abinoam, out of Kedesh-Naphtali, and saith unto him, ‘Hath not Jehovah, God of Israel, commanded? go, and thou hast drawn towards mount Tabor, and hast taken with thee ten thousand men, out of the sons of Naphtali, and out of the sons of Zebulun,
[7] and I have drawn unto thee, unto the brook Kishon, Sisera, head of the host of Jabin, and his chariot, and his multitude, and have given him into thy hand.’
[8] And Barak saith unto her, ‘If thou dost go with me, then I have gone; and if thou dost not go with me, I do not go;’
[9] and she saith, ‘I do certainly go with thee; only, surely thy glory is not on the way which thou art going, for into the hand of a woman doth Jehovah sell Sisera;’ and Deborah riseth and goeth with Barak to Kedesh.
[10] And Barak calleth Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and he goeth up-at his feet are ten thousand men-and Deborah goeth up with him.
[11] And Heber the Kenite hath been separated from the Kenite, from the sons of Hobab father-in-law of Moses, and he stretcheth out his tent unto the oak in Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
[12] And they declare to Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam hath gone up to mount Tabor,
[13] and Sisera calleth all his chariots, nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who are with him, from Harosheth of the Goyim, unto the brook Kishon.
[14] And Deborah saith unto Barak, ‘Rise, for this is the day in which Jehovah hath given Sisera into thy hand; hath not Jehovah gone out before thee?’ And Barak goeth down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
[15] And Jehovah destroyeth Sisera, and all the chariots, and all the camp, by the mouth of the sword, before Barak, and Sisera cometh down from off the chariot, and fleeth on his feet.
[16] And Barak hath pursued after the chariots and after the camp, unto Harosheth of the Goyim, and all the camp of Sisera falleth by the mouth of the sword-there hath not been left even one.
[17] And Sisera hath fled on his feet unto the tent of Jael wife of Heber the Kenite, for peace is between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite;
[18] and Jael goeth out to meet Sisera, and saith unto him, ‘Turn aside, my lord, turn aside unto me, fear not;’ and he turneth aside unto her, into the tent, and she covereth him with a coverlet.
[19] And he saith unto her, ‘Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water, for I am thirsty;’ and she openeth the bottle of milk, and giveth him to drink, and covereth him.
[20] And he saith unto her, ‘Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.’
[21] And Jael wife of Heber taketh the pin of the tent, and taketh the hammer in her hand, and goeth unto him gently, and striketh the pin into his temples, and it fasteneth in the earth-and he hath been fast asleep, and is weary-and he dieth.
[22] And lo, Barak is pursuing Sisera, and Jael cometh out to meet him, and saith to him, ‘Come, and I shew thee the man whom thou art seeking;’ and he cometh in unto her, and lo, Sisera is fallen-dead, and the pin in his temples.
[23] And God humbleth on that day Jabin king of Canaan before the sons of Israel,
[24] and the hand of the sons of Israel goeth, going on and becoming hard on Jabin king of Canaan, till that they have cut off Jabin king of Canaan.