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BrLXXΚαὶ Δεββῶρα γυνὴ προφῆτις, γυνὴ Λαφιδὼθ, αὕτη ἔκρινε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ. (Kai Debbōra gunaʸ profaʸtis, gunaʸ Lafidōth, hautaʸ ekrine ton Israaʸl en tōi kairōi ekeinōi. )
BrTrAnd Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth,—she judged Israel at that time.
ULTNow Deborah was a woman, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth. She was judging Israel at that time.
USTNow Deborah, a woman who proclaimed the word of Yahweh (who was the wife of Lappidoth), was a leading judge in Israel at that time.
BSB § Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
JPSNow Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
ASVNow Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
DRAAnd there was at that time Debbora a prophetess the wife of Lapidoth, who judged the people,
YLTAnd Deborah, a woman inspired, wife of Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time,
DrbyAnd Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time.
RVNow Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
WbstrAnd Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
KJB-1769¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. (¶ And Deborah, a prophetss, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. )
KJB-1611¶ And Deborah a prophetesse, the wife of Lapidoth, shee iudged Israel at that time. (¶ And Deborah a prophetsse, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.)
BshpsAnd Debora a prophetisse, the wife of Lapidoth, iudged Israel the same time. (And Debora a prophetisse, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel the same time.)
GnvaAnd at that time Deborah a Prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth iudged Israel. (And at that time Deborah a Prophetsse the wife of Lapidoth judged Israel. )
CvdlAt ye same tyme was Iudgesse in Israel the prophetisse Debbora, the wyfe of Lapidoth, (At ye/you_all same time was Judgesse in Israel the prophetisse Debbora, the wife of Lapidoth,)
WyclForsothe Delbora was a prophetesse, the wijf of Lapidoth, which Delbora demyde the puple in that tyme; (Forsothe Delbora was a prophetsse, the wife of Lapidoth, which Delbora judged the people in that time;)
LuthZu derselbigen Zeit war Richterin in Israel die Prophetin Debora, ein Eheweib des Lapidoth. (Zu derselbigen time what/which Richterin in Israel the Prophetin Debora, a Eheweib the Lapidoth.)
ClVgErat autem Debbora prophetis uxor Lapidoth, quæ judicabat populum in illo tempore.[fn] (Erat however Debbora prophetis wife Lapidoth, which yudicabat the_people in illo tempore. )
4.4Erat. ADAM., hom. 5. Secundum Apostolum, etc., usque ad quia confert hanc gratiam mentis puritas, non sexus diversitas. Debbora. Apis vel loquela, quæ prophetam significat; quæ suaves cœlestis doctrinæ favos, et dulcia divini eloquii mella componit. Unde: Quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua super mel et favum ori meo! Psal. CXVIII. Et alibi: Judicia Domini, dicit propheta, pretiosa esse super aurum et lapidem pretiosum nimis, et dulciora super mel et favum. Ibid. 10.
4.4Erat. ADAM., hom. 5. After/Second Apostolum, etc., until to because confert hanc gratiam mentis puritas, not/no sexus diversitas. Debbora. Apis or loquela, which prophetam significat; which suaves cœlestis doctrinæ favos, and dulcia divini eloquii mella componit. Whence: Quam dulcia faucibus meis elobecause your over mel and favum ori meo! Psal. CXVIII. And alibi: Yudicia Master, dicit propheta, pretiosa esse over aurum and lapidem pretiosum nimis, and dulciora over mel and favum. Ibid. 10.
4:4-7 Deborah was a prophet (Hebrew ’ishah nebi’ah, “a woman, a female prophet”) who was judging (shoptah, a feminine verb; see study note on 2:16-19). She is the protagonist of this story, though much of the action surrounds her surrogate, Barak. Unlike most of the characters in the book of Judges, Deborah fulfilled both the judicial and the military functions implied by the label “judge.” As a prophet, she foreshadowed Samuel’s later work (1 Sam 7:15-17). Deborah called for a holy war in which the Lord would fight for his people (Judg 4:6-7; see study notes on Deut 1:30; 2 Chr 20:20-21).
The author is using the phrase a woman to introduce Deborah as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you can use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “Now a certain woman named Deborah was judging Israel at that time. She was a prophetess, and her husband was named Lappidoth”
If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.
