KJV King James Version
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
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Judges 4:4
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
WEB World English Bible
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
ASV American Standard Version
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Deborah, a woman inspired, wife of Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time,
Surrounding context — Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, [saying], Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּדְבוֹרָה֙H1683 · de.bo.rahDeborahאִשָּׁ֣הH802 · ish.shahwomanנְבִיאָ֔הH5031 · ne.vi.ahprophetessאֵ֖שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanלַפִּיד֑וֹתH3941 · lap.pi.dotLappidothהִ֛יאH1931 · huhe/she/itשֹׁפְטָ֥הH8199 · sha.phatto judgeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבָּעֵ֥תH6256 · ettimeהַהִֽיא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Exodus 15:20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.Luke 2:36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;Nehemiah 6:14My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.1 Corinthians 11:5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.Acts 21:9And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.Micah 6:4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.Joel 2:28-29And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
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