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Myles Coverdale Bible
Judges 4:20
And he sayde vnto her: Stode in the tente dore, & yf one come & axe, is there eny man here? saye Noman.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to her, “Stand at the entrance to the tent. If a man comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”
Then he said to her, “Stand at the entrance to the tent. If a man comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”
Hebrew Names Version
He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.
He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.
King James Version
Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to her, "Stand at the doorway of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?' You must answer, ‘No.'"
And he said to her, "Stand at the doorway of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, and says, ‘Is there anyone here?' You must answer, ‘No.'"
English Standard Version
And he said to her, "Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'"
And he said to her, "Stand at the opening of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'"
New Century Version
He said to her, "Go stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'"
He said to her, "Go stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'"
New English Translation
He said to her, "Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?' say ‘No.'"
He said to her, "Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?' say ‘No.'"
Amplified Bible
And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is there anyone here?' tell him, 'No.'"
And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is there anyone here?' tell him, 'No.'"
New American Standard Bible
And he said to her, "Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, 'Is there anyone here?' that you shall say, 'No.'"
And he said to her, "Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, 'Is there anyone here?' that you shall say, 'No.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe he sayde vnto her, Stande in the doore of the tent, and when any man doth come and enquire of thee, saying, Is any man there? thou shalt say, Nay.
Againe he sayde vnto her, Stande in the doore of the tent, and when any man doth come and enquire of thee, saying, Is any man there? thou shalt say, Nay.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Contemporary English Version
"Stand at the entrance to the tent," Sisera told her. "If someone comes by and asks if anyone is inside, tell them ‘No.'"
"Stand at the entrance to the tent," Sisera told her. "If someone comes by and asks if anyone is inside, tell them ‘No.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to her, "Stand at the entrance to the tent; and if anyone asks you if somebody is here, say, ‘No.'"
He said to her, "Stand at the entrance to the tent; and if anyone asks you if somebody is here, say, ‘No.'"
Darby Translation
And he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be if any one come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
And he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be if any one come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Sisera said to Jael, "Go stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes by and asks you, ‘Is anyone in there?' say, ‘No.'"
Then Sisera said to Jael, "Go stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes by and asks you, ‘Is anyone in there?' say, ‘No.'"
George Lamsa Translation
Again he said to her, Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man does come and ask you, and say, Is there any man here? You shall say to him, No.
Again he said to her, Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man does come and ask you, and say, Is there any man here? You shall say to him, No.
Good News Translation
Then he told her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you if anyone is here, say no."
Then he told her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you if anyone is here, say no."
Literal Translation
And he said to her, Stand at the door of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes in and asks you, and says, Is there a man here? Then you shall say, There is not.
And he said to her, Stand at the door of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes in and asks you, and says, Is there a man here? Then you shall say, There is not.
American Standard Version
And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to her, Take your place at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and says to you, Is there any man here, say, No.
And he said to her, Take your place at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and says to you, Is there any man here, say, No.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And agayne he sayd vnto her: Stande in the doore of the tent, and whan any man doth come and enquere of thee, whether ther be any man here, thou shalt say, naye.
And agayne he sayd vnto her: Stande in the doore of the tent, and whan any man doth come and enquere of thee, whether ther be any man here, thou shalt say, naye.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto her: 'Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say: Is there any man here? that thou shalt say: No.'
And he said unto her: 'Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say: Is there any man here? that thou shalt say: No.'
King James Version (1611)
Againe he said vnto her, Stand in the doore of the tent, and it shall bee when any man doeth come and enquire of thee and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Againe he said vnto her, Stand in the doore of the tent, and it shall bee when any man doeth come and enquire of thee and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of the tent, and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and say, Is there any man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.
And Sisara said to her, Stand now by the door of the tent, and it shall come to pass if any man come to thee, and ask of thee, and say, Is there any man here? then thou shalt say, There is not.
English Revised Version
And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Berean Standard Bible
"Stand at the entrance to the tent," he said, "and if anyone comes and asks you, 'Is there a man here?' say, 'No.'"
"Stand at the entrance to the tent," he said, "and if anyone comes and asks you, 'Is there a man here?' say, 'No.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Sisara seide to hir, Stonde thou bifor the dore of the tabernacle, and whanne ony man cometh, and axith thee, and seith, Whether ony man is here? thou schalt answere, No man is here.
And Sisara seide to hir, Stonde thou bifor the dore of the tabernacle, and whanne ony man cometh, and axith thee, and seith, Whether ony man is here? thou schalt answere, No man is here.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith unto her, `Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.'
And he saith unto her, `Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.'
Update Bible Version
And he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man comes and inquires of you, and says, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.
And he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man comes and inquires of you, and says, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.
Webster's Bible Translation
Again he said to her, stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
Again he said to her, stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.
World English Bible
He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.
He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.
New King James Version
And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, "Is there any man here?' you shall say, "No."'
And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and inquires of you, and says, "Is there any man here?' you shall say, "No."'
New Living Translation
"Stand at the door of the tent," he told her. "If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here, say no."
"Stand at the door of the tent," he told her. "If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here, say no."
New Life Bible
He said to her, "Stand in the door of the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there anyone here?' you say, ‘No.'"
He said to her, "Stand in the door of the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there anyone here?' you say, ‘No.'"
New Revised Standard
He said to her, "Stand at the entrance of the tent, and if anybody comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'"
He said to her, "Stand at the entrance of the tent, and if anybody comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?' say, ‘No.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto her, Stand at the entrance of the tent, - and it shall be, if any man come and ask thee and say - Is there here a man? that thou shalt say, There is not.
And he said unto her, Stand at the entrance of the tent, - and it shall be, if any man come and ask thee and say - Is there here a man? that thou shalt say, There is not.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none.
And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is any one here?' say, No."
And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is any one here?' say, No."
THE MESSAGE
He then said, "Stand at the tent flap. If anyone comes by and asks you, ‘Is there anyone here?' tell him, ‘No, not a soul.'"
He then said, "Stand at the tent flap. If anyone comes by and asks you, ‘Is there anyone here?' tell him, ‘No, not a soul.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to her, "Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, 'Is there anyone here?' that you shall say, 'No.'"
He said to her, "Stand in the doorway of the tent, and it shall be if anyone comes and inquires of you, and says, 'Is there anyone here?' that you shall say, 'No.'"
Contextual Overview
17 As for Sissera, he fled on fote vnto the tente of Iael, ye wife of Heber ye Kenite. For there was peace betwene kynge Iabin at Hasor, & the house of Heber the Kenite. 18 Iael wete forth to mete Sissera, & sayde vnto him: Turne in my lorde, turne in to me, & be not afrayed. And he turned in vnto her in to the tente, & she couered him with a garmet. 19 He sayde vnto her: I praye ye geue me a litle water to drynke, for I am a thyrst. The opened she a mylke pot, & gaue him to drynke, and couered him. 20 And he sayde vnto her: Stode in the tente dore, & yf one come & axe, is there eny man here? saye Noman. 21 Then Iael the wife of Heber toke a nale of the tente, and an hammer in hir hande, & wente in preuely vnto him, & smote the nale in thorow the temples of his heade, so yt he sancke to ye earth. As for him, he was fallen on a slomber, and weery, and so he dyed. 22 But wha Barak folowed after Sissera, Iael wente for to mete him, and sayde vnto him: Come hither, I wil shewe the the man, whom thou sekest. And whan he came in vnto her, he sawe Sissera deed, & the nale stickinge in his temples. 23 Thus God broughte downe Iabin the kynge of the Cananites before the children of Israel at that tyme, 24 the hande of the children of Israel wente & subdued Iabin ye kynge of the Cananites, tyll they had roted him out.
Bible Verse Review
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Is there: Joshua 2:3-5, 2 Samuel 17:20
Cross-References
Genesis 4:2
And she proceaded forth, & bare his brother Abell. And Abell became a shepherde, but Cain became an huÃbande man.
And she proceaded forth, & bare his brother Abell. And Abell became a shepherde, but Cain became an huÃbande man.
Genesis 4:4
And Abell brought also of the firstlinges of his shepe, and of ye fat of them. And the LORDE had respecte vnto Abell and to his offerynge:
And Abell brought also of the firstlinges of his shepe, and of ye fat of them. And the LORDE had respecte vnto Abell and to his offerynge:
Genesis 4:5
but vnto Cain and his offerynge he loked not. Then was Cain exceadinge wroth, and his countenaunce chaunged.
but vnto Cain and his offerynge he loked not. Then was Cain exceadinge wroth, and his countenaunce chaunged.
Genesis 4:9
Then sayde the LORDE vnto Cain: Where is Abell thy brother? He sayde: I can not tell. Am I my brothers keper?
Then sayde the LORDE vnto Cain: Where is Abell thy brother? He sayde: I can not tell. Am I my brothers keper?
Genesis 4:10
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.
Genesis 4:11
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.
And now shalt thou be cursed vpon the earth, which hath opened hir mouth, and receaued thy brothers bloude of thine hande.
Genesis 4:12
Whan thou tyllest ye grounde, she shall henÃforth not geue hir power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate shalt thou be vpon ye earth.
Whan thou tyllest ye grounde, she shall henÃforth not geue hir power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate shalt thou be vpon ye earth.
Genesis 4:21
And his brothers name was Iuball: Of him came they that occupied harpes & pypes.
And his brothers name was Iuball: Of him came they that occupied harpes & pypes.
Genesis 25:27
And whan the boies were growne vp, Esau became an hunter, & an huÃbande man. As for Iacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tentes.
And whan the boies were growne vp, Esau became an hunter, & an huÃbande man. As for Iacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tentes.
John 8:44
Ye are of the father the deuell, and after the lustes of youre father wyl ye do. The same was a murthurer from the begynnynge, and abode not in the trueth: for the trueth is not in him. Whan he speaketh a lye, then speaketh he of his awne: for he is a lyar, and a father of the same.
Ye are of the father the deuell, and after the lustes of youre father wyl ye do. The same was a murthurer from the begynnynge, and abode not in the trueth: for the trueth is not in him. Whan he speaketh a lye, then speaketh he of his awne: for he is a lyar, and a father of the same.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said unto her, stand in the door of the tent,.... This he said, not in an imperious way, as some think, but by entreaty:
and it shall be, when any man shall come and inquire of thee; seeing her at the door, and where he desired she would stand to prevent their coming into the tent:
and say, is there any man here? any besides what belongs to the family? or any of Sisera's army?
that thou shalt say, no; there is no man; but to this she made no answer that is recorded.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Stand in the door ... - The characteristic duplicity of the Oriental character, both in Sisera and Joel, is very forcibly depicted in this narrative. It is only by the light of the Gospel that the law of truth is fully revealed.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 4:20. Stand in the door of the tent — As no man would intrude into the women's apartment without permission, her simply saying, there is no man in my tent, would preclude all search.
