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She said, “Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple. <a href="/esv/judges/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> And behold, as Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went in to her tent, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple. <a href="/kjv/judges/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. <a href="/nkjv/judges/4.htm">New King James Version</a> And then, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, I will show you the man whom you seek.” And when he went into her tent, there lay Sisera, dead with the peg in his temple. <a href="/nasb_/judges/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And behold, while Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he entered with her, and behold, Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/nasb/judges/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, &#8220Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.&#8221 And he entered with her, and behold Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/nasb77/judges/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered with her, and behold Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/lsb/judges/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now behold, Barak was pursuing Sisera, and Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered with her, and behold, Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/amp/judges/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And he entered [her tent] with her, and behold Sisera lay dead with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/csb/judges/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he went in with her, and there was Sisera lying dead with a tent peg through his temple! <a href="/hcsb/judges/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, &#8220Come and I will show you the man you are looking for.&#8221 So he went in with her, and there was Sisera lying dead with a tent peg through his temple! <a href="/asv/judges/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. <a href="/cev/judges/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Meanwhile, Barak had been following Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. "The man you're looking for is inside," she said. "Come in and I'll show him to you." They went inside, and there was Sisera--dead and stretched out with a tent-peg through his skull. <a href="/erv/judges/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. <a href="/gwt/judges/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Barak was still pursuing Sisera. When Jael came out [of her tent], she met him. She said to him, "Come in! I have something to show you-the man you've been looking for." So Barak went into her tent. He saw Sisera lying there dead with the tent peg through his temples. <a href="/gnt/judges/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, "Come here! I'll show you the man you're looking for." So he went in with her, and there was Sisera on the ground, dead, with the tent peg through his head. <a href="/isv/judges/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Meanwhile, as Barak continued chasing Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. "Come with me," she told him, "and I'll show you the man you're looking for!" So he went with her, and there was Sisera, lying dead with the tent peg still embedded in his temple! <a href="/msb/judges/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, ?Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.? So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple. <a href="/net/judges/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Now Barak was chasing Sisera. Jael went out to welcome him. She said to him, "Come here and I will show you the man you are searching for." He went with her into the tent, and there he saw Sisera sprawled out dead with the tent peg in his temple. <a href="/nheb/judges/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek." He came to her; and look, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples. <a href="/wbt/judges/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. <a href="/web/judges/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek.” He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And behold, Barak is pursuing Sisera, and Jael comes out to meet him, and says to him, “Come, and I show you the man whom you are seeking”; and he comes to her, and behold, Sisera is fallen—dead, and the pin [is] in his temples. <a href="/ylt/judges/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And lo, Barak is pursuing Sisera, and Jael cometh out to meet him, and saith to him, 'Come, and I shew thee the man whom thou art seeking;' and he cometh in unto her, and lo, Sisera is fallen -- dead, and the pin in his temples. <a href="/slt/judges/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And behold, Barak pursued Sisera, and Jael will come up to meet him, and she will say to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest And he will go in to her, and behold, Sisera fallen dead, and the peg in his temples.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And behold Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee, the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, be saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples. <a href="/cpdv/judges/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And behold, Barak arrived, in pursuit of Sisera. And Jael, going out to meet him, said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” And when he had entered her tent, he saw Sisera lying dead, with the spike fixed in his temples. <a href="/nabre/judges/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Then when Barak came in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to meet him and said to him, “Come, I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg through his temple. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then, as Barak came in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to meet him, and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he went into her tent; and there was Sisera lying dead, with the tent peg in his temple.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Anael went out to meet him and said to him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek. And he went into her tent, and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the peg was through his temples. <a href="/hpbt/judges/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And behold Baraq was chasing after Sisra and Anayl came out to meet him and she said to him: “Come, I shall show you the man whom you seek”, and he went into him and he saw and behold, Sisra lay and was dead and a peg in his temples<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him: 'Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.' And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples. <a href="/sep/judges/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And, behold, Barac was pursuing Sisara: and Jael went out to meet him, and he said to him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest: and he went in to her; and, behold, Sisara was fallen dead, and the pin was in his temple. <a href="/parallel/judges/4-22.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=1149" 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">Jael Kills Sisera</a> …21But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died. 22<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1301.htm" title="1301: ḇā·rāq (N-proper-ms) -- Flash of lightning, an Isr. leader. The same as baraq; Barak, an Israelite.">When Barak</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: rō·ḏêp̄ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">arrived in pursuit of</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/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/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/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</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to greet him</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/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·’ar·’e·kā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.h-1cs:: 2mse) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and I will show you</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/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</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/1245.htm" title="1245: mə·ḇaq·qêš (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">are seeking.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">So he went in</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">with her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·p̄êl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">lay</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/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">dead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3489.htm" title="3489: wə·hay·yā·ṯêḏ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- A peg, pin. From an unused root meaning to pin through or fast; a peg.">with a tent peg</a> <a href="/hebrew/7541.htm" title="7541: bə·raq·qā·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- The temple (part of the head). Feminine of raq; properly, thinness, i.e. The side of the head.">through his temple.</a> 23On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.…<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="/psalms/68-21.htm">Psalm 68:21</a> Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways. <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">1 Samuel 17:49-51</a> Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. / Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. / David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. <a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">2 Samuel 20:22</a> Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem. <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30-37</a> Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ... <a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a> Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a> No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Jeremiah 51:39</a> While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD. <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Nahum 3:13</a> Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars. <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Habakkuk 3:13</a> You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah <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/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="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4-5</a> The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-17</a> Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ... <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a> And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.and I will<a href="/2_samuel/17-3.htm">2 Samuel 17:3,10-15</a> And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Barak</a> <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Jael</a> <a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Ja'el</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Nail</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Peg</a> <a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/joshua/2-22.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Seekest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-11.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/judges/1-24.htm">Show</a> <a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Temples</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Barak</a> <a href="/judges/5-27.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Jael</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Ja'el</a> <a href="/judges/5-27.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Nail</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Peg</a> <a href="/judges/7-23.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/ruth/2-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-3.htm">Seekest</a> <a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/judges/6-17.htm">Show</a> <a href="/judges/5-20.htm">Sisera</a> <a href="/judges/5-20.htm">Sis'era</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Temples</a> <a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Tent</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>When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera Barak, the military leader of Israel, was pursuing Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army. This pursuit follows the battle at Mount Tabor, where God delivered Sisera's forces into Barak's hands. The context highlights God's sovereignty in delivering Israel from oppression, as prophesied by Deborah, the judge and prophetess. Barak's pursuit signifies the fulfillment of God's promise of victory.Jael went out to greet him Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, plays a pivotal role in this narrative. Her actions are significant because the Kenites were at peace with Jabin, the Canaanite king. Jael's greeting of Barak indicates her allegiance to Israel, despite her husband's alliance. This act of hospitality and boldness is culturally significant, as women in ancient Near Eastern societies were often expected to remain in the background.and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” Jael's invitation to Barak is direct and confident. Her words fulfill Deborah's prophecy that a woman would claim the honor of defeating Sisera. This moment underscores the theme of unexpected deliverance and the use of unlikely individuals to accomplish God's purposes. It also highlights the role of women in God's redemptive history.So he went in with her Barak's entry into Jael's tent signifies his acceptance of her guidance and the unfolding of God's plan. In the cultural context, entering a woman's tent was unusual for a man, indicating the urgency and importance of the situation. This action demonstrates Barak's trust in Jael's revelation and God's orchestration of events.and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple. Sisera's death by Jael's hand is a dramatic and unexpected conclusion to the pursuit. The tent peg, a common household item, becomes a tool of divine justice. This act fulfills Deborah's prophecy and symbolizes the downfall of Israel's oppressors. The imagery of the tent peg through the temple is stark and emphasizes the finality of God's judgment. This event foreshadows the ultimate victory over evil through Christ, who uses the humble and unexpected to achieve His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/barak.htm">Barak</a> A military leader of Israel who, under the guidance of the prophetess Deborah, pursued the Canaanite army led by Sisera. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm">Sisera</a> The commander of the Canaanite army, who fled the battlefield and sought refuge in the tent of Jael. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jael.htm">Jael</a> The wife of Heber the Kenite, who played a pivotal role in the defeat of Sisera by killing him with a tent peg. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heber_the_kenite.htm">Heber the Kenite</a> Jael's husband, whose family was at peace with King Jabin of Canaan, Sisera's superior. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent.htm">The Tent</a> The setting where Jael executed her decisive act, symbolizing a place of refuge turned into a place of judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_unexpected_instruments.htm">God Uses Unexpected Instruments</a> Jael, a non-Israelite woman, becomes the instrument of God's deliverance, reminding us that God can use anyone, regardless of background or status, to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_obedience.htm">Courage in Obedience</a> Jael's bold action demonstrates the courage required to act in alignment with God's will, even when it involves personal risk or unconventional methods. <a href="/topical/p/prophecy_fulfilled.htm">Prophecy Fulfilled</a> The fulfillment of Deborah's prophecy through Jael underscores the reliability of God's word and the certainty of His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a> This passage highlights the significant roles women can play in God's redemptive history, challenging cultural norms and expectations. <a href="/topical/v/victory_over_evil.htm">Victory Over Evil</a> Sisera's defeat symbolizes the ultimate victory of God's people over their oppressors, encouraging believers to trust in God's deliverance in their own battles.<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/who_was_sisera_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sisera in the Bible?</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/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/who_was_jael_and_what_did_she_do.htm">Who was Jael and what did she do?</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>(22) Behold, Sisera lay dead.--Thus the glory, such as it was, of having slain the general of the enemy passed to a woman (<a href="/judges/4-9.htm" title="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.">Judges 4:9</a>). The scene which thus describes the undaunted murderess standing in the tent between the dead and the living chieftains--and glorying in the decision which had led her to fling to the winds every rule of Eastern morality and decorum--is a very striking one. <a href="/commentaries/judges/4-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Barak בָרָק֮ (ḇā·rāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1301.htm">Strong's 1301: </a> Barak -- 'flash of lightning', an Israelite leader arrived in pursuit of רֹדֵ֣ף (rō·ḏêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> To pursue, chase, persecute Sisera, סִֽיסְרָא֒ (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 Jael יָעֵל֙ (yā·‘êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3278.htm">Strong's 3278: </a> Jael -- a Canaanite woman went out וַתֵּצֵ֤א (wat·tê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to greet him לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way and said וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (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 to him, ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> “Come, לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and I will show you וְאַרְאֶ֔ךָּ (wə·’ar·’e·kā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the man הָאִ֖ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person you אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are seeking.” מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ (mə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after So he went in וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go with her, אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to and there וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! lay נֹפֵ֣ל (nō·p̄êl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie Sisera סִֽיסְרָא֙ (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 dead, מֵ֔ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill with a tent peg וְהַיָּתֵ֖ד (wə·hay·yā·ṯêḏ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3489.htm">Strong's 3489: </a> A peg, pin through his temple. בְּרַקָּתֽוֹ׃ (bə·raq·qā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7541.htm">Strong's 7541: </a> Thinness, the side of the head <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/4-22.htm">OT History: Judges 4:22 Behold as Barak pursued Sisera Jael came (Jd Judg. 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