Judges 4:2

4:2 The Lord turned them over to ¹  King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor. ²  The general of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim. ³ 

Judges 4:9

4:9 She said, “I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame ⁴  on the expedition you are undertaking, ⁵  for the Lord will turn Sisera over to a woman.” ⁶  Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

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¹ tn Heb “the Lord sold them into the hands of.”

² tn Or “King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite ruler.”

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

³ tn Or “Harosheth of the Pagan Nations”; cf. KJV “Harosheth of the Gentiles.”

⁴ tn Or “honor.”

⁵ tn Heb “on [account of (?)] the way which you are walking.” Another option is to translate, “due to the way you are going about this.” In this case direct reference is made to Barak’s hesitancy as the reason for his loss of glory.

⁶ tn Heb “for into the hands of a woman the Lord will sell Sisera.”