Cross References So Jahel, Haber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it with the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died. Judges 4:9 She said to him: I will go, indeed, with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes. Judges 4:20 And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none. Judges 4:22 And behold, Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, he saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples. Judges 5:26 She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing through his temples. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So Jahel, Haber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it with the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died. took Judges 3:21,31 And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly, . . . Judges 5:26 She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing through his temples. Judges 15:15 And finding a jawbone, even the jawbone of an ass, which lay there, catching it up, he slew therewith a thousand men. 1 Samuel 17:43,49,50 And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. . . . 1 Corinthians 1:19,27 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. . . . a nail. Exodus 35:18 The pins of the tabernacle, and of the court, with their little cords: and took. Psalm 3:7 For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners. he died Judges 5:27 Between her feet he fell: he fainted, and he died: he rolled before her feet, and there he lay lifeless and wretched. Context Jael Kills Sisera…20And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none. 21So Jahel, Haber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it with the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died.22And behold, Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, he saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples.… Lexicon But as heוְהֽוּא־ (wə·hū-) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are lay sleeping נִרְדָּ֥ם (nir·dām) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7290: To be in or fall into heavy sleep from exhaustion, וַיָּ֖עַף (way·yā·‘ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5774: To fly, to faint Heber’s חֶ֠בֶר (ḥe·ḇer) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2268: Heber -- a Kenite, also several Israelites wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female Jael יָעֵ֣ל (yā·‘êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3278: Jael -- a Canaanite woman took וַתִּקַּ֣ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take a tent הָאֹ֜הֶל (hā·’ō·hel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent peg, יְתַ֨ד (yə·ṯaḏ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3489: A peg, pin grabbed וַתָּ֧שֶׂם (wat·tā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a hammer, הַמַּקֶּ֣בֶת (ham·maq·qe·ḇeṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4718: A perforator, a hammer, a perforation, a quarry and went וַתָּב֤וֹא (wat·tā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go silently בַּלָּ֔אט (bal·lāṭ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3909: Covered, secret, incantation, secrecy, covertly to Sisera. אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to She drove וַתִּתְקַ֤ע (wat·tiṯ·qa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman the peg הַיָּתֵד֙ (hay·yā·ṯêḏ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3489: A peg, pin through his temple בְּרַקָּת֔וֹ (bə·raq·qā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7541: Thinness, the side of the head [and] וַתִּצְנַ֖ח (wat·tiṣ·naḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6795: To alight, to cause to descend, drive down into the ground, בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land and he died. וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (way·yā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill Additional Translations But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. And Jael the wife of Chaber took a pin of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him, and fastened the pin in his temple, and it went through to the earth, and he fainted away, and darkness fell upon him and he died. And Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took the hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it penetrated into the ground; for he had fallen into a deep sleep and was faint; and he died. Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep, and weary. So he died. Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly to him, and struck the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. And Jael wife of Heber taketh the pin of the tent, and taketh the hammer in her hand, and goeth unto him gently, and striketh the pin into his temples, and it fasteneth in the earth -- and he hath been fast asleep, and is weary -- and he dieth. 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