Judges 4:5 “And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel i…”

Judges 4:5

And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

World English Bible

She lived under Deborah’s palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

American Standard Version

And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

Geneva Bible 1599

And this Deborah dwelt vnder a palme tree, betweene Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came vp to her for iudgement.

Darby Translation

And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

Young's Literal Translation

and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up unto her for judgment.

Bible in Basic English

(And she had her seat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her to be judged.)

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Cross references

“the palm”

Genesis 35:8

Genesis 35:8 · BSB

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.

“between”

Joshua 16:2 Joshua 18:22 Joshua 18:25 1 Samuel 1:1 Jeremiah 31:15 1 Samuel 1:19

Joshua 16:2 · BSB

It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.

Joshua 18:22 · BSB

Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Joshua 18:25 · BSB

Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

1 Samuel 1:1 · BSB

Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

Jeremiah 31:15 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

1 Samuel 1:19 · BSB

The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.

“came up”

Exodus 18:19 Exodus 18:13 Deuteronomy 17:8–12 Exodus 18:16 Exodus 18:26 2 Samuel 15:2–6

Exodus 18:19 · BSB

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

Exodus 18:13 · BSB

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

Deuteronomy 17:8–12 · BSB

If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

Exodus 18:16 · BSB

“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

Exodus 18:26 · BSB

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

2 Samuel 15:2–6 · BSB

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he repli…

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

In context

4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.

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