Judges 4 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Yahweh Raises Up Deborah and Barak

1 Then the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 again ^H3254 did ^H6213 what ^H7451 was evil ^H7451 in the eyes ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068. Now Ehud ^H164 had died ^H4191.

2 And Yahweh ^H3068 sold ^H4376 them into the hand ^H3027 of Jabin ^H2985 king ^H4428 of Canaan ^H3667, who ^H834 reigned ^H4427 in Hazor ^H2674; and the commander ^H8269 of his army ^H6635 was Sisera ^H5516, who ^H834 lived ^H3427 in Harosheth-hagoyim ^H2800 H1471. 3 Then the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 cried ^H6817 to Yahweh ^H3068; for he had 900 ^H8672 H3967 iron ^H1270 chariots ^H7393, and he oppressed ^H3905 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 severely ^H2394 for twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141.

4 Now Deborah ^H1683, a [fn]prophetess ^H5031, the wife ^H802 of Lappidoth ^H3941, was judging ^H8199 Israel ^H3478 at that time ^H6256. 5 And she used to [fn]sit ^H3427 under ^H8478 the palm ^H8560 tree ^H8560 of Deborah ^H1683 between ^H996 Ramah ^H7414 and Bethel ^H1008 in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of Ephraim ^H669; and the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 came ^H5927 up ^H5927 to her for judgment ^H4941. 6 Then she sent ^H7971 and summoned ^H7121 Barak ^H1301 the son ^H1121 of Abinoam ^H42 from Kedesh-naphtali ^H6943 H5321 and said ^H559 to him, “Has not ^H3808 Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, commanded ^H6680, ‘Go ^H1980 and march ^H4900 to Mount ^H2022 Tabor ^H8396, and take ^H3947 with you 10,000 ^H6235 H505 men ^H376 from the sons ^H1121 of Naphtali ^H5321 and from the sons ^H1121 of Zebulun ^H2074? 7 And I will draw ^H4900 out ^H4900 to you Sisera ^H5516, the commander ^H8269 of Jabin’s ^H2985 army ^H6635, with his chariots ^H7393 and his [fn]many ^H1995 troops to the river ^H5158 Kishon ^H7028, and I will give ^H5414 him into your hand ^H3027.’” 8 Then Barak ^H1301 said ^H559 to her, “If ^H518 you will go ^H1980 with me, then I will go ^H1980; but if ^H518 you will not go ^H1980 with me, I will not go ^H1980.” 9 So she said ^H559, “I will surely ^H1980 go ^H1980 with you; nevertheless ^H657 H3588, the honor ^H8597 shall not be yours on the journey ^H1870 that you are about to take ^H1980, for Yahweh ^H3068 will sell ^H4376 Sisera ^H5516 into the hand ^H3027 of a woman ^H802.” Then Deborah ^H1683 arose ^H6965 and went ^H1980 with Barak ^H1301 to Kedesh ^H6943. 10 Then Barak ^H1301 called ^H2199 Zebulun ^H2074 and Naphtali ^H5321 together ^H2199 to Kedesh ^H6943, and 10,000 ^H6235 H505 men ^H376 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 [fn]with him; Deborah ^H1683 also went ^H5927 up ^H5927 with him.

11 Now Heber ^H2268 the Kenite ^H7017 had separated ^H6504 himself from the Kenites ^H7014, from the sons ^H1121 of Hobab ^H2246 the 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.

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. 13 So Sisera ^H5516 called ^H2199 together ^H2199 all ^H3605 his chariots ^H7393, 900 ^H8672 H3967 iron ^H1270 chariots ^H7393, and all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 who ^H834 were with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim ^H2800 H1471 to the river ^H5158 Kishon ^H7028. 14 And Deborah ^H1683 said ^H559 to Barak ^H1301, “Arise ^H6965! For this ^H2088 is the day ^H3117 in which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 has given ^H5414 Sisera ^H5516 into your hand ^H3027; has not ^H3808 Yahweh ^H3068 gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 before ^H6440 you?” So Barak ^H1301 went ^H3381 down ^H3381 from Mount ^H2022 Tabor ^H8396 with 10,000 ^H6235 H505 men ^H376 following ^H310 him. 15 And Yahweh ^H3068 threw ^H2000 Sisera ^H5516 and all ^H3605 his chariots ^H7393 and all ^H3605 his camp ^H4264 into ^H2000 confusion ^H2000 with the edge ^H6310 of the sword ^H2719 before ^H6440 Barak ^H1301; and Sisera ^H5516 came ^H3381 down ^H3381 from his chariot ^H4818 and fled ^H5127 away on foot ^H7272. 16 But Barak ^H1301 pursued ^H7291 the chariots ^H7393 and all those in the camp ^H4264 as far ^H5704 as Harosheth-hagoyim ^H2800 H1471, and all ^H3605 the camp ^H4264 of Sisera ^H5516 fell ^H5307 by the edge ^H6310 of the sword ^H2719; not even ^H5704 one ^H259 remained ^H7604.

17 Now Sisera ^H5516 fled ^H5127 away on foot ^H7272 to the tent ^H168 of Jael ^H3278 the wife ^H802 of Heber ^H2268 the Kenite ^H7017, for there was peace ^H7965 between ^H996 Jabin ^H2985 the king ^H4428 of Hazor ^H2674 and the house ^H1004 of Heber ^H2268 the Kenite ^H7017. 18 And Jael ^H3278 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to meet ^H7122 Sisera ^H5516 and said ^H559 to him, “Turn ^H5493 aside ^H5493, my master ^H113, turn ^H5493 aside ^H5493 to me! Do not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372.” And he turned ^H5493 aside ^H5493 to her into the tent ^H168, and she covered ^H3680 him with a [fn]rug ^H8063. 19 Then he said ^H559 to her, “Please ^H4994 give ^H8248 me a ^H8248 little ^H4592 water ^H4325 to drink ^H8248, for I am ^H6770 thirsty ^H6770.” So she opened ^H6605 a [fn]bottle ^H4997 of milk ^H2461 and gave ^H8248 him a ^H8248 drink ^H8248; then she covered ^H3680 him. 20 And he said ^H559 to her, “Stand ^H5975 in the doorway ^H6607 of the tent ^H168, and it shall be if ^H518 anyone ^H376 comes ^H935 and asks ^H7592 of you and says ^H559, ‘Is ^H3426 there ^H3426 a man ^H376 here ^H6311?’ that you shall say ^H559, ‘No ^H369.’” 21 Then Jael ^H3278, Heber’s ^H2268 wife ^H802, took ^H3947 a tent ^H168 peg ^H3489 and placed ^H7760 a hammer ^H4717 in her hand ^H3027 and went ^H935 secretly ^H3909 to him and drove ^H8628 the peg ^H3489 into his temple ^H7541, and it went ^H6795 through ^H6795 into the ground ^H776; for he was sound ^H7290 asleep ^H7290 and exhausted ^H5888. So he died ^H4191. 22 Now behold ^H2009, Barak ^H1301 was pursuing ^H7291 Sisera ^H5516, and Jael ^H3278 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 to meet ^H7122 him and said ^H559 to him, “Come ^H1980, and I will show ^H7200 you the man ^H376 whom ^H834 you are seeking ^H1245.” And he entered ^H935 [fn]with her, and behold ^H2009, Sisera ^H5516 was lying ^H5307 dead ^H4191 with the tent ^H3489 peg ^H3489 in his temple ^H7541.

23 So God ^H430 subdued ^H3665 on that day ^H3117 Jabin ^H2985 the king ^H4428 of Canaan ^H3667 before ^H6440 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. 24 And the hand ^H3027 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 went ^H1980 forth ^H1980 heavier ^H1980 and heavier ^H7186 against Jabin ^H2985 the king ^H4428 of Canaan ^H3667, until ^H5704 H834 they had cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 Jabin ^H2985 the king ^H4428 of Canaan ^H3667.