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Judges 4:17-22 (CEV)

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¹⁷ Only Sisera escaped. He ran to Heber's camp, because Heber and his family had a peace treaty with the king of Hazor. Sisera went to the tent that belonged to Jael, Heber's wife. ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ "Could I have a little water?" he asked. "I'm thirsty." Jael opened a leather bottle and poured him some milk, then she covered him back up. ²⁰ "Stand at the entrance to the tent," Sisera told her. "If someone comes by and asks if anyone is inside, tell them 'No.' " ²¹ Sisera was exhausted and soon fell fast asleep. Jael took a hammer and drove a tent-peg through his head into the ground, and he died. ²² 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 sk

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 17) Sermon: Batak (2015-05-03)
(v. 18) Sermon: Batak (2015-05-03)
(v. 19) Sermon: Batak (2015-05-03)
(v. 20) Sermon: Batak (2015-05-03)
(v. 21) Sermon: Batak (2015-05-03)
(v. 22) Sermon: Batak (2015-05-03)

Definition(s):
Barak (Beh-rak): thunder, or in vain
Heber (He-ber): one that passes; anger
Jael (Jehl): he that ascends; a kid
Sisera (Siss-er-a): that sees a horse or a swallow