Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Just then Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. “Come,” she said, “I will show you the man you’re looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead. New Living Translation When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, “Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple. English Standard Version And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went in to her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple. Berean Standard Bible When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple. King James Bible And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. New King James Version And then, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, I will show you the man whom you seek.” And when he went into her tent, there lay Sisera, dead with the peg in his temple. New American Standard Bible And behold, while Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he entered with her, and behold, Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. NASB 1995 And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered with her, and behold Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. NASB 1977 And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered with her, and behold Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. Legacy Standard Bible Now behold, Barak was pursuing Sisera, and Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered with her, and behold, Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. Amplified Bible And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered [her tent] with her, and behold Sisera lay dead with the tent peg in his temple. Christian Standard Bible When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he went in with her, and there was Sisera lying dead with a tent peg through his temple! Holman Christian Standard Bible When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he went in with her, and there was Sisera lying dead with a tent peg through his temple! American Standard Version And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And behold Baraq was chasing after Sisra and Anayl came out to meet him and she said to him: “Come, I shall show you the man whom you seek”, and he went into him and he saw and behold, Sisra lay and was dead and a peg in his temples Brenton Septuagint Translation And, behold, Barac was pursuing Sisara: and Jael went out to meet him, and he said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisara was fallen dead, and the pin was in his temple. Contemporary English Version Meanwhile, Barak had been following Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. "The man you're looking for is inside," she said. "Come in and I'll show him to you." They went inside, and there was Sisera--dead and stretched out with a tent-peg through his skull. Douay-Rheims Bible And behold Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee, the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, be saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples. English Revised Version And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. GOD'S WORD® Translation Barak was still pursuing Sisera. When Jael came out [of her tent], she met him. She said to him, "Come in! I have something to show you-the man you've been looking for." So Barak went into her tent. He saw Sisera lying there dead with the tent peg through his temples. Good News Translation When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, "Come here! I'll show you the man you're looking for." So he went in with her, and there was Sisera on the ground, dead, with the tent peg through his head. International Standard Version Meanwhile, as Barak continued chasing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. "Come with me," she told him, "and I'll show you the man you're looking for!" So he went with her, and there was Sisera, lying dead with the tent peg still embedded in his temple! JPS Tanakh 1917 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him: 'Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.' And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. Literal Standard Version And behold, Barak is pursuing Sisera, and Jael comes out to meet him, and says to him, “Come, and I show you the man whom you are seeking”; and he comes to her, and behold, Sisera is fallen—dead, and the pin [is] in his temples. Majority Standard Bible When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple. New American Bible Then when Barak came in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg through his temple. NET Bible Now Barak was chasing Sisera. Jael went out to welcome him. She said to him, "Come here and I will show you the man you are searching for." He went with her into the tent, and there he saw Sisera sprawled out dead with the tent peg in his temple. New Revised Standard Version Then, as Barak came in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went into her tent; and there was Sisera lying dead, with the tent peg in his temple. New Heart English Bible Look, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek." He came to her; and look, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples. Webster's Bible Translation And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. World English Bible Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek.” He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples. Young's Literal Translation And lo, Barak is pursuing Sisera, and Jael cometh out to meet him, and saith to him, 'Come, and I shew thee the man whom thou art seeking;' and he cometh in unto her, and lo, Sisera is fallen -- dead, and the pin in his temples. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jael Kills Sisera…21But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died. 22 When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple. 23On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.… Cross References Judges 4:21 But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber's wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died. Judges 4:23 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites. Treasury of Scripture And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. and I will 2 Samuel 17:3,10-15 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace… Jump to Previous Barak Dead Entered Jael Ja'el Lay Meet Nail Peg Pursued Seek Seekest Seeking Show Sisera Sis'era Temples TentJump to Next Barak Dead Entered Jael Ja'el Lay Meet Nail Peg Pursued Seek Seekest Seeking Show Sisera Sis'era Temples TentJudges 4 1. Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera17. Jael kills Sisera (22) Behold, Sisera lay dead.--Thus the glory, such as it was, of having slain the general of the enemy passed to a woman (Judges 4:9). The scene which thus describes the undaunted murderess standing in the tent between the dead and the living chieftains--and glorying in the decision which had led her to fling to the winds every rule of Eastern morality and decorum--is a very striking one. Hebrew When Barakבָרָק֮ (ḇā·rāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1301: Barak -- 'flash of lightning', an Israelite leader arrived in pursuit of רֹדֵ֣ף (rō·ḏêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute Sisera, סִֽיסְרָא֒ (sî·sə·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5516: Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles Jael יָעֵל֙ (yā·‘êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3278: Jael -- a Canaanite woman went out וַתֵּצֵ֤א (wat·tê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to greet him לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way and said וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “Come, לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and I will show you וְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּ (wə·’ar·’e·kā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the man הָאִ֖ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person you אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are seeking.” מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after So he went in וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go with her, אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and there וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! lay נֹפֵ֣ל (nō·p̄êl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie Sisera סִֽיסְרָא֙ (sî·sə·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5516: Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles dead, מֵ֔ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill with a tent peg וְהַיָּתֵ֖ד (wə·hay·yā·ṯêḏ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3489: A peg, pin through his temple. בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ (bə·raq·qā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7541: Thinness, the side of the head Links Judges 4:22 NIVJudges 4:22 NLT Judges 4:22 ESV Judges 4:22 NASB Judges 4:22 KJV Judges 4:22 BibleApps.com Judges 4:22 Biblia Paralela Judges 4:22 Chinese Bible Judges 4:22 French Bible Judges 4:22 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 4:22 Behold as Barak pursued Sisera Jael came (Jd Judg. 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