KJV King James Version
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; [and] there was not a man left.
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Judges 4:16
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; [and] there was not a man left.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
WEB World English Bible
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
ASV American Standard Version
But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Barak hath pursued after the chariots and after the camp, unto Harosheth of the Goyim, and all the camp of Sisera falleth by the mouth of the sword—there hath not been left even one.
Surrounding context — Judges 4
13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, [even] nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that [were] with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.
14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this [is] the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all [his] chariots, and all [his] host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off [his] chariot, and fled away on his feet.
16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; [and] there was not a man left.
17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for [there was] peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבָרָ֗קH1301 · ba.raqBarakרָדַ֞ףH7291 · ra.daphto pursueאַחֲרֵ֤יH310 · a.charafterהָרֶ֙כֶב֙H7393 · re.khevchariotוְאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampעַ֖דH5704 · adtillחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתH2800 · cha.ro.shetHaroshethהַגּוֹיִ֑םH1471 · goynationוַיִּפֹּ֞לH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallכָּל־H3605 · kolallמַחֲנֵ֤הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampסִֽיסְרָא֙H5516 · sis.raSiseraלְפִי־H6310 · pehlipחֶ֔רֶבH2719 · che.revswordלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotנִשְׁאַ֖רH7604 · sha.arto remainעַד־H5704 · adtillאֶחָֽד׃H259 · e.chadone
Cross-references
Romans 2:12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;James 2:13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.Joshua 10:19-20And stay ye not, [but] pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.Joshua 11:8And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.Psalm 104:35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.Leviticus 26:7-8And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.Psalm 83:9Do unto them as [unto] the Midianites; as [to] Sisera, as [to] Jabin, at the brook of Kison:Isaiah 43:17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
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