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Judges 4:12-18

4:12 When Sisera heard¹ that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, 4:13 he² ordered³ all his chariotry – nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels – and all the troops he had with him to go from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the River Kishon. 4:14 Deborah said to Barak, “Spring into action,⁴ for this is the day the Lord is handing Sisera over to you!⁵ Has the Lord not taken the lead?”⁶ Barak quickly went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. 4:15 The Lord routed⁷ Sisera, all his chariotry, and all his army with the edge of the sword.⁸ Sisera jumped out of⁹ his chariot and ran away on foot. 4:16 Now Barak chased the chariots and the army all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. Sisera’s whole army died¹⁰ by the edge of the sword; not even one survived!¹¹

4:17 Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor¹² and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty.¹³ 4:18 Jael came out to welcome Sisera. She said to him, “Stop and rest,¹⁴ my lord. Stop and rest with me. Don’t be afraid.” So Sisera¹⁵ stopped to rest in her tent, and she put a blanket over him.

¹tn Heb “and they told Sisera.”

²tn Heb “Sisera.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³tn Or “summoned.”

⁴tn Heb “Arise!”

⁵tn The verb form (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

⁶tn Heb “Has the Lord not gone out before you?”

⁷tn Or “caused to panic.”

⁸tn The Hebrew text also includes the phrase “before Barak.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁹tn Heb “got down from.”

¹⁰tn Heb “fell.”

¹¹tn Heb “was left.”

¹²map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

¹³tn Heb “for there was peace between.”

¹⁴tn Heb “Turn aside” (also a second time later in this verse).

¹⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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