KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 4:18
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
WEB World English Bible
Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don’t be afraid.” He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jael goeth out to meet Sisera, and saith unto him, ‘Turn aside, my lord, turn aside unto me, fear not;’ and he turneth aside unto her, into the tent, and she covereth him with a coverlet.
Surrounding context — Judges 4
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.
20 Again 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.
21 Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
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וַתֵּצֵ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיָעֵל֮H3278 · ya.elJaelלִקְרַ֣אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetסִֽיסְרָא֒H5516 · sis.raSiseraוַתֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֗יוH413 · elto(wards)סוּרָ֧הH5493 · surto turn aside: removeאֲדֹנִ֛יH113 · a.donlordסוּרָ֥הH5493 · surto turn aside: removeאֵלַ֖יH413 · elto(wards)אַל־H408 · alnotתִּירָ֑אH3372 · ya.reto fearוַיָּ֤סַרH5493 · surto turn aside: removeאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙H413 · elto(wards)הָאֹ֔הֱלָהH168 · o.heltentוַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּH3680 · ka.sahto coverבַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃H8063 · se.mi.khahrug
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