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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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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 4 (BYZ)

[1] και προσεθεντο οι υιοι ισραηλ ποιησαι το πονηρον εναντι κυριου
[2] και απεδοτο αυτους κυριος εν χειρι ιαβιν βασιλεως χανααν ος εβασιλευσεν εν ασωρ και ο αρχων της δυναμεως αυτου σισαρα και αυτος κατωκει εν αρισωθ των εθνων
[3] και εκεκραξαν οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον οτι εννακοσια αρματα σιδηρα ην αυτω και αυτος εθλιψεν τον ισραηλ κατα κρατος εικοσι ετη
[4] και δεββωρα γυνη προφητις γυνη λαφιδωθ αυτη εκρινεν τον ισραηλ εν τω καιρω εκεινω
[5] και αυτη εκαθητο υπο φοινικα δεββωρα ανα μεσον ραμα και ανα μεσον βαιθηλ εν ορει εφραιμ και ανεβαινον προς αυτην οι υιοι ισραηλ εκει του κρινεσθαι
[6] και απεστειλεν δεββωρα και εκαλεσεν τον βαρακ υιον αβινεεμ εκ κεδες νεφθαλι και ειπεν προς αυτον ουχι σοι ενετειλατο κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ και απελευση εις ορος θαβωρ και λημψη μετα σεαυτου δεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων απο των υιων νεφθαλι και απο των υιων ζαβουλων
[7] και απαξω προς σε εις τον χειμαρρουν κισων τον σισαρα αρχοντα της δυναμεως ιαβιν και τα αρματα αυτου και το πληθος αυτου και παραδωσω αυτον εν τη χειρι σου
[8] και ειπεν προς αυτην βαρακ εαν πορευθης μετ εμου πορευσομαι και εαν μη πορευθης μετ εμου ου πορευσομαι οτι ουκ οιδα την ημεραν εν η ευοδοι κυριος τον αγγελον μετ εμου
[9] και ειπεν προς αυτον δεββωρα πορευομενη πορευσομαι μετα σου πλην γινωσκε οτι ουκ εσται το προτερημα σου εις την οδον ην συ πορευη οτι εν χειρι γυναικος αποδωσεται κυριος τον σισαρα και ανεστη δεββωρα και επορευθη μετα του βαρακ εις κεδες
[10] και παρηγγειλεν βαρακ τω ζαβουλων και τω νεφθαλι εις κεδες και ανεβησαν κατα ποδας αυτου δεκα χιλιαδες ανδρων και δεββωρα ανεβη μετ αυτου
[11] και οι πλησιον του κιναιου εχωρισθησαν απο των υιων ιωβαβ γαμβρου μωυση και επηξεν την σκηνην αυτου προς δρυν αναπαυομενων η εστιν εχομενα κεδες
[12] και ανηγγειλαν τω σισαρα οτι ανεβη βαρακ υιος αβινεεμ επ ορος θαβωρ
[13] και εκαλεσεν σισαρα παντα τα αρματα αυτου οτι εννακοσια αρματα σιδηρα ην αυτω και παντα τον λαον τον μετ αυτου απο αρισωθ των εθνων εις τον χειμαρρουν κισων
[14] και ειπεν δεββωρα προς βαρακ αναστηθι οτι αυτη η ημερα εν η παρεδωκεν κυριος τον σισαρα εν χειρι σου ουκ ιδου κυριος ελευσεται εμπροσθεν σου και κατεβη βαρακ απο του ορους θαβωρ και δεκα χιλιαδες ανδρων οπισω αυτου
[15] και εξεστησεν κυριος τον σισαρα και παντα τα αρματα αυτου και πασαν την παρεμβολην αυτου εν στοματι ρομφαιας ενωπιον βαρακ και κατεβη σισαρα απο του αρματος αυτου και εφυγεν τοις ποσιν αυτου
[16] και βαρακ διωκων οπισω των αρματων και οπισω της παρεμβολης εως δρυμου των εθνων και επεσεν πασα η παρεμβολη σισαρα εν στοματι ρομφαιας ου κατελειφθη εως ενος
[17] και σισαρα ανεχωρησεν τοις ποσιν αυτου εις σκηνην ιαηλ γυναικος χαβερ του κιναιου οτι ειρηνη ανα μεσον ιαβιν βασιλεως ασωρ και ανα μεσον οικου χαβερ του κιναιου
[18] και εξηλθεν ιαηλ εις απαντησιν σισαρα και ειπεν προς αυτον εκνευσον κυριε μου εκνευσον προς με μη φοβου και εξενευσεν προς αυτην εις την σκηνην και συνεκαλυψεν αυτον εν τη δερρει αυτης
[19] και ειπεν σισαρα προς αυτην ποτισον με δη μικρον υδωρ οτι εδιψησα και ηνοιξεν τον ασκον του γαλακτος και εποτισεν αυτον και συνεκαλυψεν το προσωπον αυτου
[20] και ειπεν προς αυτην στηθι εν τη θυρα της σκηνης και εσται εαν τις ελθη προς σε και ερωτηση σε και ειπη σοι εστιν ενταυθα ανηρ και ερεις ουκ εστιν και συνεκαλυψεν αυτον εν τη δερρει αυτης
[21] και ελαβεν ιαηλ γυνη χαβερ τον πασσαλον της σκηνης και εθηκεν την σφυραν εν τη χειρι αυτης και εισηλθεν προς αυτον ησυχη και ενεκρουσεν τον πασσαλον εν τη γναθω αυτου και διηλασεν εν τη γη και αυτος απεσκαρισεν ανα μεσον των γονατων αυτης και εξεψυξεν και απεθανεν
[22] και ιδου βαρακ διωκων τον σισαρα και εξηλθεν ιαηλ εις απαντην αυτου και ειπεν αυτω δευρο και δειξω σοι τον ανδρα ον συ ζητεις και εισηλθεν προς αυτην και ιδου σισαρα πεπτωκως νεκρος και ο πασσαλος εν τη γναθω αυτου
[23] και εταπεινωσεν κυριος ο θεος τον ιαβιν βασιλεα χανααν εν τη ημερα εκεινη ενωπιον υιων ισραηλ
[24] και επορευθη χειρ των υιων ισραηλ πορευομενη και σκληρυνομενη επι ιαβιν βασιλεα χανααν εως εξωλεθρευσαν αυτον