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the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Literal Standard Version
Judges 5:24
Above women is Jael, || The wife of Heber the Kenite, || She is blessed above women in the tent.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Jael is most blessed of women,the wife of Heber the Kenite;she is most blessed among tent-dwelling women.
Jael is most blessed of women,the wife of Heber the Kenite;she is most blessed among tent-dwelling women.
Hebrew Names Version
Blessed above women shall Ya`el be, The wife of Hever the Keni; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Ya`el be, The wife of Hever the Keni; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
King James Version
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Lexham English Bible
"Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she of women among tent dwellers.
"Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she of women among tent dwellers.
English Standard Version
"Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
"Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
New Century Version
"May Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, be blessed above all women who live in tents.
"May Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, be blessed above all women who live in tents.
New English Translation
The most rewarded of women should be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite! She should be the most rewarded of women who live in tents.
The most rewarded of women should be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite! She should be the most rewarded of women who live in tents.
Amplified Bible
"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
New American Standard Bible
"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite shall be blessed aboue other women: blessed shall she be aboue women dwelling in tentes.
Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite shall be blessed aboue other women: blessed shall she be aboue women dwelling in tentes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,
Contemporary English Version
But honor Jael, the wife of Heber from the Kenite clan. Give more honor to her than to any other woman who lives in tents. Yes, give more honor to her than to any other woman.
But honor Jael, the wife of Heber from the Kenite clan. Give more honor to her than to any other woman who lives in tents. Yes, give more honor to her than to any other woman.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Ya‘el will be blessed more than all women. The wife of Hever the Keini will be blessed more than any woman in the tent.
"Ya‘el will be blessed more than all women. The wife of Hever the Keini will be blessed more than any woman in the tent.
Darby Translation
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
Easy-to-Read Version
Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. She will be blessed above all women.
Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. She will be blessed above all women.
George Lamsa Translation
Blessed above women shall Anael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Anael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Good News Translation
The most fortunate of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite— the most fortunate of women who live in tents.
The most fortunate of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite— the most fortunate of women who live in tents.
Literal Translation
Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. She is blessed among women in the tent.
Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. She is blessed among women in the tent.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Blessynge amonge wemen haue Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite: blessinge haue she in the tente amonge the wemen.
Blessynge amonge wemen haue Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite: blessinge haue she in the tente amonge the wemen.
American Standard Version
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Bible in Basic English
Blessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!
Blessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iael the wyfe of Haber the Kenite, shalbe blessed aboue other women, blessed shall she be aboue other women in the tent.
Iael the wyfe of Haber the Kenite, shalbe blessed aboue other women, blessed shall she be aboue other women in the tent.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
King James Version (1611)
Blessed aboue women shal Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be aboue women in the tent.
Blessed aboue women shal Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be aboue women in the tent.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
Blessed among women be Jael wife of Chaber the Kenite; let her be blessed above women in tents.
English Revised Version
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Berean Standard Bible
Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Blessyd among wymmen be Jahel, the wijf of Aber Cyney; blessid be sche in hir tabernacle.
Blessyd among wymmen be Jahel, the wijf of Aber Cyney; blessid be sche in hir tabernacle.
Young's Literal Translation
Blessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
Blessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
Update Bible Version
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed she shall be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed she shall be above women in the tent.
Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
World English Bible
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
New King James Version
"Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents.
"Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents.
New Living Translation
"Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
"Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
New Life Bible
"The most respected of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. She is the most respected of women in the tent.
"The most respected of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. She is the most respected of women in the tent.
New Revised Standard
"Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
"Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Blessed above women, shall be Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, - Above women in the tent, be blessed:
Blessed above women, shall be Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, - Above women in the tent, be blessed:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed among women be Jahel, the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
Blessed among women be Jahel, the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
Revised Standard Version
"Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
"Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
THE MESSAGE
Most blessed of all women is Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of homemaking women. He asked for water, she brought milk; In a handsome bowl, she offered cream. She grabbed a tent peg in her left hand, with her right hand she seized a hammer. She hammered Sisera, she smashed his head, she drove a hole through his temple. He slumped at her feet. He fell. He sprawled. He slumped at her feet. He fell. Slumped. Fallen. Dead.
Most blessed of all women is Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of homemaking women. He asked for water, she brought milk; In a handsome bowl, she offered cream. She grabbed a tent peg in her left hand, with her right hand she seized a hammer. She hammered Sisera, she smashed his head, she drove a hole through his temple. He slumped at her feet. He fell. He sprawled. He slumped at her feet. He fell. Slumped. Fallen. Dead.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
"Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
Contextual Overview
24Above women is Jael, || The wife of Heber the Kenite, || She is blessed above women in the tent.25He asked for water—she gave milk; She brought butter near in a lordly dish. 26She sends forth her hand to the pin, || And her right hand to the laborers' hammer, || And she hammered Sisera—she struck his head, || Indeed, she struck, and it passed through his temple. 27He bowed between her feet—He fell, he lay down; He bowed between her feet, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell—destroyed. 28She has looked out through the window—Indeed, she cries out—the mother of Sisera, || Through the lattice: Why is his chariot delaying to come? Why have the steps of his chariot tarried? 29The wise ones, her princesses, answer her, || Indeed, she returns her sayings to herself: 30Do they not find? They apportion spoil, || A female—two females—for every head, || Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, || Spoil of embroidered finger-work, || Finger-work—a pair of embroidered things, || For the necks of the spoil! 31So do all Your enemies perish, O YHWH, || And those loving Him [are] || As the going out of the sun in its might!" And the land rests [for] forty years.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judges 4:17, Genesis 14:19, Proverbs 31:31, Luke 1:28, Luke 1:42
Reciprocal: Judges 4:9 - into 1 Samuel 15:6 - the Kenites 1 Samuel 27:10 - Kenites
Cross-References
Genesis 5:5
And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dies.
And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dies.
Genesis 5:6
And Seth lives one hundred and five years [[or two hundred and five years]], and begets Enos.
And Seth lives one hundred and five years [[or two hundred and five years]], and begets Enos.
Genesis 5:22
And Enoch habitually walks with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years [[or two hundred years]], and begets sons and daughters.
And Enoch habitually walks with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years [[or two hundred years]], and begets sons and daughters.
Genesis 37:30
and he returns to his brothers and says, "The boy is not, and I—to where am I going?"
and he returns to his brothers and says, "The boy is not, and I—to where am I going?"
Genesis 42:36
and their father Jacob says to them, "You have bereaved me; Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin you take—all these [things] have been against me."
and their father Jacob says to them, "You have bereaved me; Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin you take—all these [things] have been against me."
2 Kings 2:1
And it comes to pass, at YHWH's taking up Elijah to the heavens in a whirlwind, that Elijah goes, and Elisha, from Gilgal,
And it comes to pass, at YHWH's taking up Elijah to the heavens in a whirlwind, that Elijah goes, and Elisha, from Gilgal,
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus said YHWH: "A voice is heard in Ramah, || Wailing [and] the weeping of bitterness, || Rachel is weeping for her sons, || She has refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not."
Thus said YHWH: "A voice is heard in Ramah, || Wailing [and] the weeping of bitterness, || Rachel is weeping for her sons, || She has refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not."
Matthew 2:18
"A voice in Ramah was heard—weeping and much mourning—Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not."
"A voice in Ramah was heard—weeping and much mourning—Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not."
Luke 23:43
and Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."
and Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."
1 John 1:7
and if we may walk in the light, as He is in the light—we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin;
and if we may walk in the light, as He is in the light—we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be,.... Under the same influence that Meroz was cursed, Jael is blessed, the one for not helping Israel in a public way, the other for doing it in a private manner; this blessing is pronounced, either in a way of prayer that it might be, or in a way of prophecy that it should be, and indeed in both:
blessed shall she be above the women in the tent; above all women that dwell in tents: this being a proper description of a woman, whose character it is to abide in her tent, dwell at home, and mind the business of her family; and may have respect to the manly action she performed in her tent, equal, if not superior, to what was done in the field.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The blessing here pronounced is in strong contrast with the curse of Meroz. Deborah speaks of Jaelâs deed by the light of her own age, which did not make manifest the evil of guile and bloodshed; the light in ours does.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 5:24. Blessed above women shall Jael - be — She shall be highly celebrated as a most heroic woman; all the Israelitish women shall glory in her. I do not understand these words as expressive of the Divine approbation towards Jael. See the observations at the end of Judges 4:24. The word bless, both in Hebrew and Greek, often signifies to praise, to speak well of, to celebrate. This is most probably its sense here.
