Judges 4:4 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 4:4

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

BSB

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ASV

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

KJV

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 15 (Ps 82) (420)

Because these nations have come as enemies against your people, let us hear what judgment the psalmist calls down upon them. "Deal with them as with Midian; as with Sisera." You have read the book of Judges; this is that Midian whom Gideon defeated. "As with Sisera and Jabin." Jabin and Sisera are the foes whom Deborah and Barak conquered. "At the torrent Kishon, who perished at Endor." Deborah and Barak destroyed Sisera, the general of the army. So much for what Scripture says; learn now what it means.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Deborah, a prophetess - One on whom the Spirit of God descended, and who was the instrument of conveying to the Israelites the knowledge of the Divine will, in things sacred and civil. She judged Israel - This is, I believe, the first instance of gynaecocrasy, or female government, on record. Deborah seems to have been supreme both in civil and religious affairs; and Lapidoth, her husband, appears to have had no hand in the government. But the original may as well be translated a woman of Lapidoth, as the wife of Lapidoth.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּדְבוֹרָה֙	u.de.vo.Rah	and Deborah	H1683 →
אִשָּׁ֣ה	'i.Shah	a woman	H802 →
נְבִיאָ֔ה	ne.vi.'Ah	a prophetess	H5031 →
אֵ֖שֶׁת	'E.shet	[the] wife of	H802 →
לַפִּיד֑וֹת	la.pi.Dot	Lappidoth	H3941 →
הִ֛יא	hi'	she	H1931 →
שֹׁפְטָ֥ה	sho.fe.Tah	[was] judging	H8199 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
בָּעֵ֥ת	ba.'Et	at the time	H6256 →
הַהִֽיא׃	ha.Hi'	<the> that	H1931 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–13
  The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Colossians 3:11
  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
- Romans 3:29–30
  Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Galatians 5:6
  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Romans 10:12–15
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
leads to
- Psalms 150:4
  Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
- 1 Samuel 18:6
  As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and…
Through
Luke 2:36
There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
leads to
- Acts 21:9
  He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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Where the connections lead

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About Judges