Verse 21

Judges 4:21

New Living Translation

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21 But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg in her hand. Then she drove the tent peg through his temple and into the ground, and so he died.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תִּקַּ֣ח יָעֵ֣ל אֵֽשֶׁת חֶ֠בֶר אֶת יְתַ֨ד הָ/אֹ֜הֶל וַ/תָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת הַ/מַּקֶּ֣בֶת בְּ/יָדָ֗/הּ וַ/תָּב֤וֹא אֵלָי/ו֙ בַּ/לָּ֔אט וַ/תִּתְקַ֤ע אֶת הַ/יָּתֵד֙ בְּ/רַקָּת֔/וֹ וַ/תִּצְנַ֖ח בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/הֽוּא נִרְדָּ֥ם וַ/יָּ֖עַף וַ/יָּמֹֽת

English Translation

And Jael, the wife of Heber, took a peg of the tent and set the hammer in her hand and she came to him softly and drove the peg into his temple and it went down into the ground and he was asleep and weary and he died.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the LORD’s sight. Focus ↗

2 So the LORD turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was... Focus ↗

3 Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the pe... Focus ↗

4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time. Focus ↗

5 She would sit under the Palm of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, an... Focus ↗

6 One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to... Focus ↗

7 And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the... Focus ↗

8 Barak told her, “I will go, but only if you go with me.” Focus ↗

9 “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for th... Focus ↗

10 At Kedesh, Barak called together the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, and 10,000 warriors went up wit... Focus ↗

11 Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law Hobab, had moved away from the other mem... Focus ↗

12 When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, Focus ↗

13 he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-... Focus ↗

14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the LORD will give you victory over Sisera,... Focus ↗

15 When Barak attacked, the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera le... Focus ↗

16 Then Barak chased the chariots and the enemy army all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of... Focus ↗

17 Meanwhile, Sisera ran to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because Heber’s family was... Focus ↗

18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come into my tent, sir. Come in. Don’t be afraid.” So... Focus ↗

19 “Please give me some water,” he said. “I’m thirsty.” So she gave him some milk from a leather bag an... Focus ↗

20 “Stand at the door of the tent,” he told her. “If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here... Focus ↗

21 But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg...

22 When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, “Come, and I will show you... Focus ↗

23 So on that day Israel saw God (Elohim) defeat Jabin, the Canaanite king. Focus ↗

24 And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally dest... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 4 (24 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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