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Young's Literal Translation

Judges 4:4

And Deborah, a woman inspired, wife of Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaanites;   Deborah;   Judge;   Lapidoth;   Prophetesses;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Deborah;   Labour;   Notable Women;   Prophetesses;   Woman's;   Women;   Work, Women's;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;   Judges, Extraordinary;   Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Deborah;   Jabin;   Jezreel;   Sisera;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Deborah;   Judges, book of;   Prophecy, prophet;   Wife;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Education in Bible Times;   Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Huldah;   Isaiah;   Lapidoth;   Prophet;   Woman;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baal Tamar;   Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Court Systems;   Deborah;   Judges, Book of;   Kedesh;   Lapidoth;   Prophetess;   Ramah;   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Barak;   Deborah;   Esdraelon;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Holy Spirit;   Jabin;   Judges (1);   Lappidoth;   Levi;   Naphtali;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Prophetess;   War;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Family (Jesus);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jabin ;   Lapidoth ;   Sisera ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Barak;   Lapidoth;   Pithom;   Sisera;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armageddon;   Baal;   Barak;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prophet;   Women;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Barak;   Deborah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decision;   Lappidoth;   Mother;   Prophetess;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Lapidoth (Lappidoth);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Deborah, a prophetess and the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Hebrew Names Version
Now Devorah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidot, she judged Yisra'el at that time.
King James Version
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Lexham English Bible
Now at that time Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel.
English Standard Version
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
New Century Version
A prophetess named Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was judge of Israel at that time.
New English Translation
Now Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.
Amplified Bible
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
New American Standard Bible
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And at that time Deborah a Prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth iudged Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Contemporary English Version
Deborah the wife of Lappidoth was a prophet and a leader of Israel during those days.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now D'vorah, a woman and a prophet, the wife of Lapidot, was judging Isra'el at that time.
Darby Translation
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time.
Easy-to-Read Version
There was a woman prophet named Deborah. She was the wife of a man named Lappidoth. She was judge of Israel at that time.
George Lamsa Translation
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapithor, judged Israel at that time.
Good News Translation
Now Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet, and she was serving as a judge for the Israelites at that time.
Literal Translation
And Deborah the wife of Lapidoth, a woman prophetess, was judging Israel at that time.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At ye same tyme was Iudgesse in Israel the prophetisse Debbora, the wyfe of Lapidoth,
American Standard Version
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Bible in Basic English
Now Deborah, a woman prophet, the wife of Lapidoth, was judge of Israel at that time.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Debora a prophetisse, the wife of Lapidoth, iudged Israel the same time.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
King James Version (1611)
And Deborah a prophetesse, the wife of Lapidoth, shee iudged Israel at that time.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, —she judged Israel at that time.
English Revised Version
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Berean Standard Bible
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Delbora was a prophetesse, the wijf of Lapidoth, which Delbora demyde the puple in that tyme;
Update Bible Version
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
World English Bible
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
New King James Version
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
New Living Translation
Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time.
New Life Bible
Now Lappidoth's wife Deborah, a woman who spoke for God, was judging Israel at that time.
New Revised Standard
At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Deborah, a woman who was a prophetess, wife of Lapidoth, she, was judging Israel, at that time:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was at that time Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, who judged the people.
Revised Standard Version
Now Deb'orah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapp'idoth, was judging Israel at that time.
THE MESSAGE
Deborah was a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth. She was judge over Israel at that time. She held court under Deborah's Palm between Ramah and Bethel in the hills of Ephraim. The People of Israel went to her in matters of justice.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

Contextual Overview

4 And Deborah, a woman inspired, wife of Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time, 5 and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up unto her for judgment. 6 And she sendeth and calleth for Barak son of Abinoam, out of Kedesh-Naphtali, and saith unto him, `Hath not Jehovah, God of Israel, commanded? go, and thou hast drawn towards mount Tabor, and hast taken with thee ten thousand men, out of the sons of Naphtali, and out of the sons of Zebulun, 7 and I have drawn unto thee, unto the brook Kishon, Sisera, head of the host of Jabin, and his chariot, and his multitude, and have given him into thy hand.' 8 And Barak saith unto her, `If thou dost go with me, then I have gone; and if thou dost not go with me, I do not go;' 9 and she saith, `I do certainly go with thee; only, surely thy glory is not on the way which thou art going, for into the hand of a woman doth Jehovah sell Sisera;' and Deborah riseth and goeth with Barak to Kedesh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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Reciprocal: Judges 5:7 - a mother 2 Chronicles 34:22 - the prophetess Isaiah 8:3 - the prophetess Ezekiel 13:17 - prophesy

Cross-References

Genesis 4:16
And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden;
Genesis 4:17
and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son -- Enoch.
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;
Genesis 15:17
And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.
Exodus 13:12
that thou hast caused every one opening a womb to pass over to Jehovah, and every firstling -- the increase of beasts which thou hast: the males [are] Jehovah's.
Leviticus 9:24
and fire cometh out from before Jehovah, and consumeth on the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.
Numbers 16:35
and fire hath come out from Jehovah, and consumeth the two hundred and fifty men bringing near the perfume.
Numbers 18:12
all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat -- their first-[fruits] which they give to Jehovah -- to thee I have given them.
Numbers 18:17
`Only, the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou dost not ransom, holy they [are]: their blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and of their fat thou makest perfume, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth,.... Deborah was a name common to women with the eastern people, see Genesis 35:8; as Melissa, which is of the same signification with the Greeks, and both signify a "bee"; and to which Deborah answered in her industry, sagacity, and sweetness of temper to her friends, and sharpness to her enemies: she was a "prophetess", and foretold things to come, as the drawing of Sisera and his army to a certain place named by her, the victory that should be gained over him, and the delivery of him into the hands of a woman. Who Lapidoth was, or what is meant by the name, is not certain; most take it to be the name of her husband, which seems best, but who he was is not known; the Jews will have him to be the same with Barak, there being, as they think, some agreement in the names, Barak signifying lightning, and Lapidoth, lamps; but the whole context shows the contrary, that he was not her husband. Some render the words, "a woman of Lapidoth", taking it for the name of her native place on habitation; but where there was a place of this name no account can be given: some say she was so called from her employment before she was a prophetess and judge, making wicks for the lamps in the sanctuary, as Jarchi relates; and others take it to be expressive of her excellencies and virtues, which shone in her as lamps; the first sense is best:

she judged Israel at that time; toward the close of the twenty years' oppression under Jabin, being raised up of God as other judges were, and eminently endowed with gifts and grace; she endeavoured to convince the people of their sins, exhorted them to repentance, and was a means of reforming them, and administering justice and judgment in all cases brought before her; and which Jabin might admit of, connive at, or take no notice of, she being a woman, of whose growing power and interest he had no jealousy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deborah, a prophetess - Her name, meaning a bee, is the same as that of Rebekah’s nurse (marginal reference). The reason of her preeminence is added. She was “a woman, a prophetess,” like Miriam Exodus 15:20; Huldah 2 Kings 22:14, etc. In Judges 4:6, Judges 4:9,Judges 4:14, we have examples of her prophetic powers, and in Judg. 5 a noble specimen of prophetic song. Though the other Judges are not called prophets, yet they all seem to have had direct communications from God, either of knowledge or power, or both (compare Judges 3:10 note).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 4:4. Deborah, a prophetess — One on whom the Spirit of God descended, and who was the instrument of conveying to the Israelites the knowledge of the Divine will, in things sacred and civil.

She judged Israel — This is, I believe, the first instance of gynaecocrasy, or female government, on record. Deborah seems to have been supreme both in civil and religious affairs; and Lapidoth, her husband, appears to have had no hand in the government. But the original may as well be translated a woman of Lapidoth, as the wife of Lapidoth.


 
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