Judges 4:2-4

New Catholic Bible

²The Lord sold them into the hands of Jabin, the king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. ³The Israelites cried out to the Lord, for he had nine hundred iron chariots. He oppressed the Israelites terribly for twenty years.

⁴Now Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, a prophetess, was then a judge in Israel.^[a]

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Judges 4:4 Deborah is distinct among the judges as the only female and as one who could foretell the future. She apparently was held in high esteem and trust by the people she served.

Judges 4:2-4

New International Version

²So the Lord sold them^(A) into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor.^(B) Sisera,^(C) the commander of his army, was based in Harosheth Haggoyim. ³Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron^(D) and had cruelly oppressed^(E) the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.

⁴Now Deborah,^(F) a prophet,^(G) the wife of Lappidoth, was leading^[a] Israel at that time.

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Judges 4:4 Traditionally judging

Judges 4:2-4

New King James Version

²So the Lord ^(A)sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in ^(B)Hazor. The commander of his army was ^(C)Sisera, who dwelt in ^(D)Harosheth Hagoyim. ³And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord; for Jabin had nine hundred ^(E)chariots of iron, and for twenty years ^(F)he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel.