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But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/esv/judges/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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, <a href="/kjv/judges/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/4.htm">New King James Version</a> So she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless there will be no glory for you in the journey you are taking, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/nasb_/judges/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> She said, “I will certainly go with you; however, the fame shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/nasb/judges/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> She said, &#8220I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.&#8221 Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/nasb77/judges/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/lsb/judges/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/amp/judges/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> She said, “I will certainly go with you; nevertheless, the journey that you are about to take will not be for your honor and glory, because the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/csb/judges/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I will gladly go with you,” she said, “but you will receive no honor on the road you are about to take, because the LORD will sell Sisera to a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/hcsb/judges/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will go with you,&#8221 she said, &#8220but you will receive no honor on the road you are about to take, because the LORD will sell Sisera into a woman&#8217s hand.&#8221 So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/asv/judges/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/judges/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "All right, I'll go!" she replied. "But I'm warning you that the LORD is going to let a woman defeat Sisera, and no one will honor you for winning the battle." Deborah and Barak left for Kedesh, <a href="/erv/judges/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Deborah replied, "Certainly, I'll go with you. But you won't win any honors for the way you're going about this, because the LORD will use a woman to defeat Sisera." So Deborah started out for Kedesh with Barak. <a href="/gnt/judges/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> She answered, "All right, I will go with you, but you won't get any credit for the victory, because the LORD will hand Sisera over to a woman." So Deborah set off for Kedesh with Barak. <a href="/isv/judges/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> She responded, "I will surely go with you, but the road that you're about to take will not lead to honor for you. The LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak toward Kedesh. <a href="/msb/judges/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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, <a href="/net/judges/4.htm">NET Bible</a> She said, "I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame on the expedition you are undertaking, for the LORD will turn Sisera over to a woman." Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/nheb/judges/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> She said, "I will surely go with you, but know that the journey that you take will not be for your honor; for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/wbt/judges/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honor; for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/web/judges/4.htm">World English Bible</a> She said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the journey that you take won’t be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand.” Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and she says, “I certainly go with you; only, surely your glory is not on the way which you are going, for YHWH sells Sisera into the hand of a woman”; and Deborah rises and goes with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/ylt/judges/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/judges/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will say, Going, I will go with thee: but yet it shall not be thine honor upon the way which thou goest; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah will rise and will go with Barak to Kadesh.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> She said to him: I will go indeed with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes. <a href="/cpdv/judges/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> She said to him: “Indeed, I will go with you. But due to this change, the victory shall not be reputed to you. And so Sisera will be delivered into the hand of a woman.” Therefore, Deborah rose up, and she traveled with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/nabre/judges/4.htm">New American Bible</a> “I will certainly go with you,” she replied, “but you will not gain glory for the expedition on which you are setting out, for it is into a woman’s power that the LORD is going to sell Sisera.” So Deborah arose and went with Barak and journeyed with him to Kedesh. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And she said, I will surely go with you; nevertheless you shall not glory on account of the journey which you are taking; for the LORD shall deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman. And Deborah arose and went with Barak to Rakim. <a href="/hpbt/judges/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> She said to him: “Certainly I am going with you, however, Baraq, you shall not boast on the road that you are traveling, because LORD JEHOVAH shall deliver Sisra into the hands of a woman.” And Debora arose and she went with Baraq to Raqem<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And she said: 'I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honour; for the LORD will give Sisera over into the hand of a woman.' And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. <a href="/sep/judges/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And she said, I will surely go with thee; but know that thy honour shall not attend on the expedition on which thou goest, for the Lord shall sell Sisara into the hands of a women: and Debbora arose, and went with Barac out of Cades. <a href="/parallel/judges/4-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=1000" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Deborah and Barak</a> …8Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” 9<a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lōḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“I will certainly go</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ’ê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with you,”</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.">Deborah replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: ’e·p̄es (N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot.">“but</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">are taking</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will bring you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8597.htm" title="8597: tip̄·’ar·tə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Beauty, glory. Or tiphereth; from pa'ar; ornament.">honor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: yim·kōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">will be selling</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/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">of a woman.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1683.htm" title="1683: də·ḇō·w·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Two Isr. women. Or Dborah; the same as dbowrah; Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses.">So Deborah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tē·lɛḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and went</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1301.htm" title="1301: bā·rāq (N-proper-ms) -- Flash of lightning, an Isr. leader. The same as baraq; Barak, an Israelite.">Barak</a> <a href="/hebrew/6943.htm" title="6943: qeḏ·šāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Sanctuary, the name of several places in Isr. From qadash; a sanctum; Kedesh, the name of four places in Palestine.">to Kedesh,</a> 10where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Judges 5:24-27</a> Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. / He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds. / She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple. ... <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">1 Samuel 2:10</a> Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.” <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Isaiah 3:12</a> Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. <a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14</a> Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Psalm 68:11-12</a> The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it: / “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a> He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. <a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a> So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely. <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a> The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a> But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a> I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And she said, I will surely go with you: notwithstanding the journey that you take shall not be for your honor; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.notwithstanding<a href="/1_samuel/2-30.htm">1 Samuel 2:30</a> Wherefore 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.<a href="/2_chronicles/26-18.htm">2 Chronicles 26:18</a> And 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.sell Sisera<a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a> And 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.into<a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17-22</a> Howbeit 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… <a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Judges 5:24-27</a> Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent… <a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a> Then 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/4-8.htm">Barak</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Deborah</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Deb'orah</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/joshua/24-19.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/joshua/9-17.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/judges/4-6.htm">Kedesh</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Notwithstanding</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Road</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/judges/3-23.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/4-10.htm">Barak</a> <a href="/judges/4-10.htm">Deborah</a> <a href="/judges/4-10.htm">Deb'orah</a> <a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/9-9.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/judges/9-9.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/judges/17-8.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/judges/4-10.htm">Kedesh</a> <a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/judges/11-8.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Notwithstanding</a> <a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Road</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/judges/4-12.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/4-12.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 4</div>1. <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera</a> 17. <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Jael kills Sisera</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, Deborah, a prophetess and judge of Israel, demonstrates her leadership and willingness to support Barak. Her role as a female leader is significant in a patriarchal society, highlighting God's use of unexpected individuals to fulfill His purposes. This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience and partnership in God's work.“but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, Deborah warns Barak that the victory over Sisera will not bring him personal glory. This reflects the biblical theme that God often chooses the humble and unexpected to accomplish His plans, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a>. It also serves as a reminder that true honor comes from God, not human achievement.because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” This prophecy foreshadows the role of Jael, who ultimately kills Sisera. It underscores the sovereignty of God in delivering Israel and the unexpected means by which He accomplishes His purposes. The mention of a woman highlights the reversal of societal norms and points to God's inclusive plan for salvation, reminiscent of Mary's role in the New Testament.So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh, Deborah's action of accompanying Barak to Kedesh signifies her commitment and faith in God's promise. Kedesh, located in the territory of Naphtali, serves as a strategic gathering point for the Israelite forces. This journey symbolizes the beginning of God's deliverance of Israel from Canaanite oppression, paralleling the journey of faith and obedience required of believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/deborah.htm">Deborah</a> A prophetess and judge of Israel, known for her wisdom and leadership. She was instrumental in guiding Israel during a time of oppression. 2. <a href="/topical/b/barak.htm">Barak</a> An Israelite military leader who was hesitant to go into battle without Deborah's presence, showing his reliance on her spiritual authority. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm">Sisera</a> The commander of the Canaanite army, who was oppressing the Israelites. His defeat was prophesied to come at the hands of a woman. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kedesh.htm">Kedesh</a> A city in the territory of Naphtali, serving as a gathering place for Barak's forces. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who orchestrates the deliverance of His people through unexpected means.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a> God often uses unexpected means and people to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating His sovereignty and wisdom. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a> Deborah's leadership and the prophecy about a woman defeating Sisera highlight the significant roles women can play in God's redemptive history. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Barak's willingness to go into battle with Deborah shows the importance of faith and obedience, even when the path to victory is not as expected. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_glory.htm">Humility and Glory</a> The prophecy that Barak would not receive the glory for the victory serves as a reminder that true glory belongs to God, and humility is essential in serving Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 4</a> <a href="/q/is_judges_4_9_a_later_editorial_addition.htm">Judges 4:9 features a prophecy about Sisera’s defeat by a woman—could this be a later editorial addition that conflicts with the main story? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_sisera_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sisera in the Bible?</a> <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> <a href="/q/is_judges_4_14-15_myth_or_history.htm">Judges 4:14-15 credits God with routing Sisera's army--does this imply mythological embellishment rather than a purely historical account?</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>(9) I will surely go with thee.--Literally-Going, I will go.Shall not be for thine honour.--Literally, thy pre-eminence (LXX. "proter?ma"; Luther, "der Preis ") shall not be on the path which thou enterest.Of a woman.--To enter into the force of this we must remember the humble and almost down-trodden position of women in the East, so that it could hardly fail to be a humiliation to a great warrior to be told that the chief glory would fall to a woman. He may have supposed that the woman was Deborah herself; but the woman was not the great prophetess, but Jael, the wife of the nomad chief (R. Tanchum, and Jos., Antt. v. 5, ? 4). Compare the feeling implied in <a href="/judges/9-24.htm" title="That the cruelty done to the three score and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and on the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brothers.">Judges 9:24</a>. <a href="/commentaries/judges/4-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“I will certainly go הָלֹ֧ךְ (hā·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk with you,” עִמָּ֗ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with Deborah replied, וַתֹּ֜אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “but אֶ֚פֶס (’e·p̄es) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_657.htm">Strong's 657: </a> Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot the road הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action you [are taking] אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you will bring you תִֽהְיֶ֜ה (ṯih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be no לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no honor, תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗ (tip̄·’ar·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8597.htm">Strong's 8597: </a> Beauty, glory because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will be selling יִמְכֹּ֥ר (yim·kōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell Sisera סִֽיסְרָ֑א (sî·sə·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5516.htm">Strong's 5516: </a> Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles into the hand בְֽיַד־ (ḇə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of a woman.” אִשָּׁ֔ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female So Deborah דְּבוֹרָ֛ה (də·ḇō·w·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1683.htm">Strong's 1683: </a> Deborah -- two Israelite women got up וַתָּ֧קָם (wat·tā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand and went הוֹלֵ֔ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with Barak בָּרָ֖ק (bā·rāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1301.htm">Strong's 1301: </a> Barak -- 'flash of lightning', an Israelite leader to Kedesh, קֶֽדְשָׁה׃ (qeḏ·šāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6943.htm">Strong's 6943: </a> Kedesh -- 'sanctuary', the name of several places in Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/4-9.htm">OT History: Judges 4:9 She said I will surely go (Jd Judg. 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