KJV King James Version
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 4:9
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
WEB World English Bible
She said, “I will surely go with you: nevertheless, the journey that you take shall not be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
ASV American Standard Version
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and she saith, ‘I do certainly go with thee; only, surely thy glory is not on the way which thou art going, for into the hand of a woman doth Jehovah sell Sisera;’ and Deborah riseth and goeth with Barak to Kedesh.
Surrounding context — Judges 4
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.
8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, [then] I will not go.
9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
11 Now Heber the Kenite, [which was] of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which [is] by Kedesh.
12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתֹּ֜אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהָלֹ֧ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֵלֵ֣ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentעִמָּ֗ךְH5973 · imwithאֶ֚פֶסH657 · e.phesendכִּי֩H3588 · kiforלֹ֨אH3808 · lonotתִֽהְיֶ֜הH1961 · ha.yahto beתִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗H8597 · tiph.a.rahbeautyעַל־H5921 · aluponהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙H1870 · de.rekhway: conductאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichאַתָּ֣הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)הוֹלֵ֔ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforבְֽיַד־H3027 · yadhandאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanיִמְכֹּ֥רH4376 · ma.kharto sellיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]סִֽיסְרָ֑אH5516 · sis.raSiseraוַתָּ֧קָםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiדְּבוֹרָ֛הH1683 · de.bo.rahDeborahוַתֵּ֥לֶךH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentעִם־H5973 · imwithבָּרָ֖קH1301 · ba.raqBarakקֶֽדְשָׁה׃H6943 · qe.deshKedesh
Cross-references
1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.2 Samuel 20:21-22The matter [is] not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, [even] against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.Judges 2:14And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.Judges 5:24-27Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.Judges 4:17-22Howbeit 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.Judges 9:54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.2 Chronicles 26:18And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, [It appertaineth] not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither [shall it be] for thine honour from the LORD God.
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