KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 4:21
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.
ASV American Standard Version
Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jael wife of Heber taketh the pin of the tent, and taketh the hammer in her hand, and goeth unto him gently, and striketh the pin into his temples, and it fasteneth in the earth—and he hath been fast asleep, and is weary—and he dieth.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
22 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.
23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
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וַתִּקַּ֣חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeיָעֵ֣לH3278 · ya.elJaelאֵֽשֶׁת־H802 · ish.shahwomanחֶ֠בֶרH2268 · che.verHeberאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְתַ֨דH3489 · ya.tedpegהָאֹ֜הֶלH168 · o.heltentוַתָּ֧שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּקֶּ֣בֶתH4718 · maq.qe.vethammerבְּיָדָ֗הּH3027 · yadhandוַתָּב֤וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלָיו֙H413 · elto(wards)בַּלָּ֔אטH3814 · latsecretוַתִּתְקַ֤עH8628 · ta.qato blowאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיָּתֵד֙H3489 · ya.tedpegבְּרַקָּת֔וֹH7541 · raq.qahtempleוַתִּצְנַ֖חH6795 · tsa.nachto descendבָּאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְהֽוּא־H1931 · huhe/she/itנִרְדָּ֥םH7290 · ra.damto sleepוַיָּ֖עַףH5888 · a.yephbe faintוַיָּמֹֽת׃H4191 · mutto die
Cross-references
Psalm 3:7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.1 Corinthians 1:27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;Judges 5:26-27She 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.Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:Judges 3:31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.Judges 15:15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.1 Samuel 17:49-50And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang [it], and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
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