Judges 4:21 “But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent…”

Judges 4:21

But 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

World English Bible

Then Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground, for he was in a deep sleep; so he fainted and died.

American Standard Version

Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iael Hebers wife tooke a nayle of the tent, and tooke an hammer in her hande, and went softly vnto him, and smote the nayle into his temples, and fastened it into the grounde, (for he was fast a sleepe and weary) and so he dyed.

Darby Translation

And Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took the hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it penetrated into the ground; for he had fallen into a deep sleep and was faint; and he died.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jael wife of Heber taketh the pin of the tent, and taketh the hammer in her hand, and goeth unto him gently, and striketh the pin into his temples, and it fasteneth in the earth — and he hath been fast asleep, and is weary — and he dieth.

Bible in Basic English

Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent-pin and a hammer and went up to him quietly, driving the pin into his head, and it went through his head into the earth, for he was in a deep sleep from weariness; and so he came to his end.

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Cross references

“took”

1 Corinthians 1:27 Judges 3:21 Judges 3:31 Judges 15:15 1 Samuel 17:43 1 Corinthians 1:19

1 Corinthians 1:27 · BSB

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.

Judges 3:21 · BSB

And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

Judges 3:31 · BSB

After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.

Judges 15:15 · BSB

He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

1 Samuel 17:43 · BSB

“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

1 Corinthians 1:19 · BSB

For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

“smote”

Psalm 3:7

Psalm 3:7 · BSB

Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

“he died”

Judges 5:27

Judges 5:27 · BSB

At her feet he collapsed, he fell, there he lay still; at her feet he collapsed, he fell; where he collapsed, there he fell dead.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20“Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’”

22When 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.

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