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Don&#8217t be afraid.&#8221 So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come into my tent, sir. Come in. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jael came out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord; turn aside to me; do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; do not fear.” And when he had turned aside with her into the tent, she covered him with a blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, &#8220Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.&#8221 And he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.” And he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.” And he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me! Have no fear.” So he turned aside to her [and went] into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, &#8220Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Don&#8217t be afraid.&#8221 So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a rug. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She came out to greet him and said, "Come in, sir! Please come on in. Don't be afraid." After they had gone inside, Sisera lay down, and Jael covered him with a blanket. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Jael came out [of her tent], she met Sisera. She told him, "Sir, come in here! Come into my tent. Don't be afraid." So he went into her tent, and she hid him under a tent curtain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come in, sir; come into my tent. Don't be afraid." So he went in, and she hid him behind a curtain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jael went out to greet Sisera. "Turn aside, sir!" she told him. "Turn aside to me! Don't be afraid." So he turned aside to her and entered her tent, where she concealed him behind a curtain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jael came out to welcome Sisera. She said to him, "Stop and rest, my lord. Stop and rest with me. Don't be afraid." So Sisera stopped to rest in her tent, and she put a blanket over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, "Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; do not be afraid." He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in to her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Jael goes out to meet Sisera and says to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, do not fear”; and he turns aside to her, into the tent, and she covers him with a mantle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jael will go forth to meet Sisera, and will say to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; thou shalt not be afraid. And he will turn aside to her to the tent, and she will cover him with a carpet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jahel went forth to meet Sisara, and said to him: Come in to me, my lord, come in, fear not. He went in to her tent, and being covered by her with a cloak, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Jael went out to meet Sisera, and she said to him: “Enter to me, my lord. Enter, you should not be afraid.” And he entered her tent, and having been covered by her with a cloak,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside with me; do not be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jael came out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear.” So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Anael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he went in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Anayl came out to meet Sisra and she said to him: “Turn aside my Lord! Turn aside to me and do not be afraid!” And he turned aside to her in the tent and she covered him with a rug<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jael went, out to meet Sisara, and said to him, Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me, fear not: and he turned aside to her into the tent; and she covered him with a mantle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/4-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=1103" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Jael Kills Sisera</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17</span>Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3278.htm" title="3278: yā·‘êl (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite woman. The same as ya'el; Jael, a Canaanite.">Jael</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wat·tê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out to greet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5516.htm" title="5516: sî·sə·rā (N-proper-ms) -- Sisera, the name of a Canaanitish king and of one of the Nethinim.">Sisera</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sū·rāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">“Come in,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sū·rāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">Come in</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">with me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: tî·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">be afraid.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">So he entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">her tent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wat·tə·ḵas·sê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">and she covered him</a> <a href="/hebrew/8063.htm" title="8063: baś·śə·mî·ḵāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Perhaps rug, thick coverlet. From camak; a run.">with a blanket.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Genesis 18:4-5</a></span><br />Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree. / And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Genesis 19:2-3</a></span><br />and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” / But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18-19</a></span><br />Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys / and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-26.htm">Proverbs 31:26</a></span><br />She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a></span><br />Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Romans 12:20</a></span><br />On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40-42</a></span><br />He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. / Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-44.htm">Luke 7:44-46</a></span><br />And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. / You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived. / You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a></span><br />Show hospitality to one another without complaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">1 Timothy 5:10</a></span><br />and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Acts 16:15</a></span><br />And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-2.htm">Acts 28:2</a></span><br />The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_john/1-10.htm">2 John 1:10</a></span><br />If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">Genesis 24:18-20</a></span><br />“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink. / After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.” / And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in to her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.</p><p class="hdg">Jael</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">2 Kings 6:19</a></b></br> And Elisha said unto them, This <i>is</i> not the way, neither <i>is</i> this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.</p><p class="hdg">mantle or rug or blanket </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/11-6.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/judges/3-23.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">Coverlet</a> <a href="/judges/3-22.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Jael</a> <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Ja'el</a> <a href="/joshua/7-24.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/judges/3-21.htm">Right</a> <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/judges/1-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/6-23.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Covereth</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm">Coverlet</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Jael</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Ja'el</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/judges/19-11.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Right</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/judges/4-20.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Jael kills Sisera</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jael went out to greet Sisera</b><br>Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, plays a pivotal role in this narrative. The Kenites were a nomadic tribe with connections to the Israelites through Moses' father-in-law, Jethro. Jael's actions are significant in the context of the ongoing conflict between the Israelites and the Canaanites. Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army, is fleeing after his defeat by Barak and Deborah. Jael's initiative in going out to meet Sisera suggests a deliberate and strategic move, highlighting her courage and resourcefulness.<p><b>and said to him, “Come in, my lord.</b><br>Jael's invitation to Sisera is respectful and hospitable, using the term "my lord" to address him. This reflects the cultural norms of hospitality in the ancient Near East, where offering refuge and protection to a guest was a sacred duty. Her words are carefully chosen to put Sisera at ease, masking her true intentions.<p><b>Come in with me.</b><br>The repetition of the invitation emphasizes Jael's insistence and the urgency of the situation. It also serves to reassure Sisera, who is seeking refuge and safety after his defeat. This phrase can be seen as a turning point, where Jael's tent becomes the setting for the fulfillment of God's deliverance of Israel from Canaanite oppression.<p><b>Do not be afraid.”</b><br>Jael's assurance to Sisera not to fear is ironic, given the outcome of the story. It reflects the biblical theme of false security, where those who trust in human strength and alliances rather than God are ultimately disappointed. This phrase also foreshadows the unexpected reversal of roles, where the seemingly weaker party (Jael) overcomes the stronger (Sisera).<p><b>So he entered her tent,</b><br>Sisera's decision to enter Jael's tent is significant. In the cultural context, a woman's tent was considered a private and safe space, where a man would not typically enter without invitation. This act of entering symbolizes Sisera's vulnerability and misplaced trust. It also sets the stage for the fulfillment of Deborah's prophecy that a woman would claim the victory over Sisera.<p><b>and she covered him with a blanket.</b><br>Covering Sisera with a blanket is an act of hospitality, providing comfort and concealment. However, it also serves a dual purpose, as it lulls Sisera into a false sense of security. This action is reminiscent of other biblical narratives where deception leads to the downfall of the enemy, such as Rahab hiding the spies in <a href="/joshua/2.htm">Joshua 2</a>. The blanket becomes a symbol of both protection and impending doom, as Jael prepares to carry out God's judgment on Sisera.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jael.htm">Jael</a></b><br>The wife of Heber the Kenite, Jael plays a pivotal role in the defeat of Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army. Her actions are significant in the account of Israel's deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm">Sisera</a></b><br>The commander of the Canaanite army under King Jabin. He is fleeing from the Israelites after a defeat orchestrated by Deborah and Barak.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heber_the_kenite.htm">Heber the Kenite</a></b><br>Jael's husband, who had separated from the other Kenites and pitched his tent near Kedesh. His neutrality in the conflict sets the stage for Jael's actions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tent_of_jael.htm">Tent of Jael</a></b><br>The setting for this encounter, the tent symbolizes both hospitality and a place of refuge, which Jael uses to her advantage.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/deborah_and_barak.htm">Deborah and Barak</a></b><br>Though not directly mentioned in this verse, they are key figures in the broader account. Deborah, a prophetess and judge, and Barak, the military leader, are instrumental in the battle against Sisera.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_the_unexpected.htm">God Uses the Unexpected</a></b><br>Jael, a non-Israelite woman, becomes a key figure in God's deliverance of Israel. This reminds us that God can use anyone, regardless of background, to accomplish His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_action.htm">Courage in Action</a></b><br>Jael's boldness in inviting Sisera into her tent and later taking decisive action demonstrates the importance of courage in following God's leading.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_with_discernment.htm">Hospitality with Discernment</a></b><br>While hospitality is a virtue, Jael's account teaches us the importance of discernment in our interactions, especially when dealing with those who oppose God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a></b><br>Jael's actions highlight the significant roles women can play in God's redemptive history, challenging cultural norms and expectations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_sisera_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sisera in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jael_and_what_did_she_do.htm">Who was Jael and what did she do?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_sources_supporting_jael's_act.htm">Judges 4:21 tells of Jael killing Sisera with a tent peg--are there archaeological or extra-biblical sources supporting the historicity of this event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jael's_act_historical_or_symbolic.htm">Judges 5:24-27: Is Jael's method of killing Sisera a credible historical report, or is it exaggerated symbolism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Jael went out to meet Sisera.</span>--This makes it probable that her design was already formed, unless we suppose that Jael as a chieftainess was placed above the ordinary rules which regulate the conduct of Oriental women. As nothing is said of Heber, he may have been absent, or he may have kept out of the way in order to further his wife's designs.<p><span class= "bld">Turn in to me.</span>--Without that special invitation Sisera would not have ventured to violate every law of Oriental propriety by entering the privileged sanctuary of the <span class= "ital">harem.</span><p><span class= "bld">Fear not.</span>--Treachery is far too common among Bedouin tribes to render the exhortation needless.<p><span class= "bld">She covered him with a mantle.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">with the tent-rug. </span>Evidently, the moment he was satisfied that her intentions were honest the weary and unfortunate fugitive flung himself down on the ground, or on a divan, to sleep. The word used for "mantle"--<span class= "ital">semicah </span>(Vulg., "pallio"; Luther, "<span class= "ital">mit einan Mantel"</span>)<span class= "ital">--</span>occurs nowhere else; from its root it probably means "a coverlet" (LXX., <span class= "ital">epibolaion, </span>for which the Alexandrine Codex reads <span class= "ital">derrhis, </span>"a skin"). A large "tent-rug" of goat's hair is usually a part of the furniture of an Arab tent.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">With a mantle</span>. Rather, "<span class="accented">with the coverlet</span>," such as was always at hand in the nomad tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/4-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Jael</span><br /><span class="heb">יָעֵל֮</span> <span class="translit">(yā·‘êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3278.htm">Strong's 3278: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jael -- a Canaanite woman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out to greet</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּצֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sisera</span><br /><span class="heb">סִֽיסְרָא֒</span> <span class="translit">(sî·sə·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5516.htm">Strong's 5516: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Come in,</span><br /><span class="heb">סוּרָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(sū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lord.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Come in</span><br /><span class="heb">סוּרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(sū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with me.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be afraid.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּירָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(tî·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So he went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֤סַר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into her tent,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֔הֱלָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she covered him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḵas·sê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a blanket.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śə·mî·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8063.htm">Strong's 8063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps rug, thick coverlet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/4-18.htm">OT History: Judges 4:18 Jael went out to meet Sisera (Jd Judg. 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