Judges 5:24
“Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.”
Judges 5:24 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Blessed among women be Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
- DARBYDarby
- |Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Blessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Blessed above women shall Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Context: Judges 5
22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
23Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
25He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
26She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
About Judges 5: The Song of Deborah
Deborah and Barak sing a song of victory and praise God.
Commentary
In Judges chapter 5, we see the story of Deborah and Barak, two of the most important figures in the book of Judges. Deborah was a prophetess and judge of Israel, and Barak was a military leader. The chapter begins with Deborah leading the Israelites in a song of praise to God for their victory over the Canaanites. The song is a reminder of God's faithfulness and power, and it serves as a reminder to the Israelites of the importance of trusting in God.