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Deborah

A prophetess, “wife” (woman?) of Lapidoth. Jabin, the king of Hazor, had for twenty years held Israel in degrading subjection. The spirit of patriotism seemed crushed out of the nation. In this emergency Deborah roused the people from their lethargy. Her fame spread far and wide. She became a “mother in Israel” (Judg. 4:6, 14; 5:7), and “the children of Israel came up to her for judgment” as she sat in her tent under the palm tree “between Ramah and Bethel.” Preparations were everywhere made by her direction for the great effort to throw off the yoke of bondage. She summoned Barak from Kadesh to take the command of 10,000 men of Zebulun and Naphtali, and lead them to Mount Tabor on the plain of Esdraelon at its north-east end. With his aid she organized this army. She gave the signal for attack, and the Hebrew host rushed down impetuously upon the army of Jabin, which was commanded by Sisera, and gained a great and decisive victory. The Canaanitish army almost wholly perished. That was a great and ever-memorable day in Israel. In Judg. 5 is given the grand triumphal ode, the “song of Deborah,” which she wrote in grateful commemoration of that great deliverance. (See LAPIDOTH, JABIN [2].)

Female

People and places

Partners: Lapidoth

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: JDG 4:4-10

OET-RV JDG 4:4

4 Now the prophetess Deborah (Lapidot’s wife) was leading Yisrael (Israel) at that time.

OET-RV JDG 4:5

5 She would sit under the palm tree between Ramah and Beyt -El (Bethel) (in the Efrati hill country), and people would come to her to have their disputes settled.

OET-RV JDG 4:6

6 One day she summoned Barak (Avinoam’s son from Kedesh in Naftali (Naphtali)) and told him, “Yisrael’s god, Yahweh commands you to draft ten thousand men from Naftali and Zevulun and assemble at Mt. Tavor.

OET-RV JDG 4:7

7 Yahweh will lure King Yavin’s army commander, Sisera bring his warriors and chariots to the Kishon river, and Yahweh will enable you to defeat them there.”

OET-RV JDG 4:8

8 “I’ll go if you’ll come with me,” replied Barak, “but if you won’t come with me, I won’t go.”

OET-RV JDG 4:9

9 “I’ll certainly go with you,” she said, “but it won’t be you that’s honoured afterwards, but rather Yahweh will use a woman to defeat Sisera.” So Deborah accompanied Barak to Kedesh.

OET-RV JDG 4:10

10 There he summoned warriors from Zevulun and Naftali and ten thousand men came, and they all went together with Deborah to Mt. Tavor.

OET-LV JDG 4:4

4 And_Dəbōrāh was_a _woman a _prophetess the _wife _of Lappidōt she was_judging DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) at_time (the)_that.

OET-LV JDG 4:5

5 And_she was_dwelling under the _palm _tree _of Dəbōrāh between (the)_Rāmāh and_between Bēyt- ^ʼēl in_the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim and_they _went _up to_her/it the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) for_judgement.

OET-LV JDG 4:6

6 And_she _sent and_she/it _called/named (to)_Bārāq the _son _of ʼAⱱīnnoˊam from_Qedesh Naftālī and_she/it _said to_him/it not has _he _commanded YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) go and_you _will _march at_the _mountain _of Tāⱱōr and_you _will _take with_you ten _of thousand(s) man from_(the)_sons of _Naftālī and_of_the _descendants _of Zəⱱulun.

OET-LV JDG 4:7

7 And_I _will _draw to_you to the _wadi _of Qīshōn DOM Şīşərāʼ the _commander _of the _army _of Yāⱱīn/(Jabin) and_DOM chariotry _of_his and_DOM multitude _of_his and_I_will _give _him in_hand _of_your.

OET-LV JDG 4:8

8 And_he/it _said to_her/it Bārāq if you _will _go with_me and_I _will _go and_if not you _will _go with_me not I _will _go.

OET-LV JDG 4:9

9 And_she/it _said certainly _(go) I _will _go with_you nevertheless if/because not it _will _be honour _of_your on the_way which you are_going if/because in_the_hand _of a _woman YHWH he _will _sell DOM Şīşərāʼ and_ Dəbōrāh _she/it _arose and_she _went with Bārāq to_Qedesh.

OET-LV JDG 4:10

10 And_ Bārāq _he _summoned DOM Zəⱱulun and_DOM Naftālī to_Qedesh and_he/it _ascended at_feet _of_his ten _of thousand(s)_of man and_she _went _up with_him/it Dəbōrāh.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (9)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JDG 4:4

OET-RV JDG 4:4

4 Now the prophetess Deborah (Lapidot’s wife) was leading Yisrael (Israel) at that time.

OET-LV JDG 4:4

4 And_Dəbōrāh was_a _woman a _prophetess the _wife _of Lappidōt she was_judging DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) at_time (the)_that.

Show passage in OET: JDG 4:5

OET-RV JDG 4:5

5 She would sit under the palm tree between Ramah and Beyt -El (Bethel) (in the Efrati hill country), and people would come to her to have their disputes settled.

OET-LV JDG 4:5

5 And_she was_dwelling under the _palm _tree _of Dəbōrāh between (the)_Rāmāh and_between Bēyt- ^ʼēl in_the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim and_they _went _up to_her/it the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) for_judgement.

Show passage in OET: JDG 4:9

OET-RV JDG 4:9

9 “I’ll certainly go with you,” she said, “but it won’t be you that’s honoured afterwards, but rather Yahweh will use a woman to defeat Sisera.” So Deborah accompanied Barak to Kedesh.

OET-LV JDG 4:9

9 And_she/it _said certainly _(go) I _will _go with_you nevertheless if/because not it _will _be honour _of_your on the_way which you are_going if/because in_the_hand _of a _woman YHWH he _will _sell DOM Şīşərāʼ and_ Dəbōrāh _she/it _arose and_she _went with Bārāq to_Qedesh.

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JDG: all 9 recorded references

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Words tagged with this person or place

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JDG: 9 tagged passages

JDG 4:4: וּ,דְבוֹרָה֙

JDG 4:5: דְּבוֹרָ֗ה

JDG 4:9: דְּבוֹרָ֛ה

JDG 4:10: דְּבוֹרָֽה

JDG 4:14: דְּבֹרָ֨ה

JDG 5:1: דְּבוֹרָ֔ה

JDG 5:7: דְּבוֹרָ֔ה

JDG 5:12: דְּבוֹרָ֔ה

JDG 5:15: דְּבֹרָ֔ה

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