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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, a woman, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she was judging Israel at that time.
USTAt that time, a woman whose name was Deborah was a leader of the people of Israel. She was a prophetess. Her husband’s name was Lappidoth.
BSBNow 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. (Now Deborah, a prophetss, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time. )
SLTAnd Deborah, a woman, a prophetess, wife to Lapidoth, she judged Israel in 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 prophetss,thewifeofLapidoth,shejudgedIsraelatthattime.)
GnvaAnd at that time Deborah a Prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth iudged Israel. (And at that time Deborah a Prophetess the wife of Lapidoth judged Israel. )
ClVgErat autem Debbora prophetis uxor Lapidoth, quæ judicabat populum in illo tempore.[fn] (It_was however Debbora prophets wife Lapidoth, which judgebat the_people in/into/on that/there at_the_time. )
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.
4.4It_was. ADAM., hom. 5. After/Second Apostolum, etc., until to because confert this grace of_the_mind puritas, not/no sexusdiversitas. Debbora. Apis or loquela, which prophet means; which sweets heavenly doctrinæfavos, and sweets divinieloquiimellacomponit. Whence: How sweets faucibus mine words your over mel and favum orimeo! Psal. CXVIII. And alibi: Yudicia Master, he_says a_prophet, pretiosa to_be over gold and a_stone pretiosum too_much, 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.
