Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Certainly I will go with you,” said Deborah. “But because of the course you are taking, the honor will not be yours, for the LORD will deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. New Living Translation “Very well,” she replied, “I will go with you. But you will receive no honor in this venture, for the LORD’s victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh. English Standard Version And she said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. Berean Standard Bible “I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh, King James Bible And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. New King James Version So she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless there will be no glory for you in the journey you are taking, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. New American Standard Bible She said, “I will certainly go with you; however, the fame shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. NASB 1995 She said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. NASB 1977 And she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. Legacy Standard Bible So she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh. Amplified Bible She said, “I will certainly go with you; nevertheless, the journey that you are about to take will not be for your honor and glory, because the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. Christian Standard Bible “I will gladly go with you,” she said, “but you will receive no honor on the road you are about to take, because the LORD will sell Sisera to a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will go with you,” she said, “but you will receive no honor on the road you are about to take, because the LORD will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. American Standard Version And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. Aramaic Bible in Plain English She said to him: “Certainly I am going with you, however, Baraq, you shall not boast on the road that you are traveling, because LORD JEHOVAH shall deliver Sisra into the hands of a woman.” And Debora arose and she went with Baraq to Raqem Brenton Septuagint Translation And she said, I will surely go with thee; but know that thy honour shall not attend on the expedition on which thou goest, for the Lord shall sell Sisara into the hands of a women: and Debbora arose, and went with Barac out of Cades. Contemporary English Version "All right, I'll go!" she replied. "But I'm warning you that the LORD is going to let a woman defeat Sisera, and no one will honor you for winning the battle." Deborah and Barak left for Kedesh, Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. GOD'S WORD® Translation Deborah replied, "Certainly, I'll go with you. But you won't win any honors for the way you're going about this, because the LORD will use a woman to defeat Sisera." So Deborah started out for Kedesh with Barak. Good News Translation She answered, "All right, I will go with you, but you won't get any credit for the victory, because the LORD will hand Sisera over to a woman." So Deborah set off for Kedesh with Barak. International Standard Version She responded, "I will surely go with you, but the road that you're about to take will not lead to honor for you. The LORD will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak toward Kedesh. JPS Tanakh 1917 And she said: 'I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honour; for the LORD will give Sisera over into the hand of a woman.' And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. Literal Standard Version and she says, “I certainly go with you; only, surely your glory is not on the way which you are going, for YHWH sells Sisera into the hand of a woman”; and Deborah rises and goes with Barak to Kedesh. Majority Standard Bible “I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh, New American Bible “I will certainly go with you,” she replied, “but you will not gain glory for the expedition on which you are setting out, for it is into a woman’s power that the LORD is going to sell Sisera.” So Deborah arose and went with Barak and journeyed with him to Kedesh. NET Bible She said, "I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame on the expedition you are undertaking, for the LORD will turn Sisera over to a woman." Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. New Revised Standard Version And she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. New Heart English Bible She said, "I will surely go with you, but know that the journey that you take will not be for your honor; for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. Webster's Bible Translation And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honor; for the LORD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. World English Bible She said, “I will surely go with you. Nevertheless, the journey that you take won’t be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand.” Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. Young's Literal Translation and she saith, 'I do certainly go with thee; only, surely thy glory is not on the way which thou art going, for into the hand of a woman doth Jehovah sell Sisera;' and Deborah riseth and goeth with Barak to Kedesh. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Deborah and Barak…8Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” 9“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh, 10where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.… Cross References Judges 4:8 Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go." Judges 4:21 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. Treasury of Scripture And she said, I will surely go with you: notwithstanding the journey that you take shall not be for your honor; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. notwithstanding 1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 2 Chronicles 26:18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God. sell Sisera Judges 2:14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. into Judges 4:17-22 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite… Judges 5:24-27 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent… Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. Jump to Previous Barak Deborah Deb'orah Hand Hands Honor Honour Journey Kedesh Lead Nevertheless Notwithstanding Road Sell Sisera Sis'era Surely WayJump to Next Barak Deborah Deb'orah Hand Hands Honor Honour Journey Kedesh Lead Nevertheless Notwithstanding Road Sell Sisera Sis'era Surely WayJudges 4 1. Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera17. Jael kills Sisera (9) I will surely go with thee.--Literally-Going, I will go. Shall not be for thine honour.--Literally, thy pre-eminence (LXX. "proter?ma"; Luther, "der Preis ") shall not be on the path which thou enterest. Of a woman.--To enter into the force of this we must remember the humble and almost down-trodden position of women in the East, so that it could hardly fail to be a humiliation to a great warrior to be told that the chief glory would fall to a woman. He may have supposed that the woman was Deborah herself; but the woman was not the great prophetess, but Jael, the wife of the nomad chief (R. Tanchum, and Jos., Antt. v. 5, ? 4). Compare the feeling implied in Judges 9:24. Hebrew “I will certainly goהָלֹ֧ךְ (hā·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with you,” עִמָּ֗ךְ (‘im·māḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with Deborah replied, וַתֹּ֜אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “but אֶ֚פֶס (’e·p̄es) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 657: Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot the road הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action you [are taking] אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you will bring you תִֽהְיֶ֜ה (ṯih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no honor, תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗ (tip̄·’ar·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8597: Beauty, glory because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will be selling יִמְכֹּ֥ר (yim·kōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4376: To sell Sisera סִֽיסְרָ֑א (sî·sə·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5516: Sisera -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of some returning exiles into the hand בְֽיַד־ (ḇə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of a woman.” אִשָּׁ֔ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female So Deborah דְּבוֹרָ֛ה (də·ḇō·w·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1683: Deborah -- two Israelite women got up וַתָּ֧קָם (wat·tā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and went הוֹלֵ֔ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with Barak בָּרָ֖ק (bā·rāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1301: Barak -- 'flash of lightning', an Israelite leader to Kedesh, קֶֽדְשָׁה׃ (qeḏ·šāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6943: Kedesh -- 'sanctuary', the name of several places in Israel Links Judges 4:9 NIVJudges 4:9 NLT Judges 4:9 ESV Judges 4:9 NASB Judges 4:9 KJV Judges 4:9 BibleApps.com Judges 4:9 Biblia Paralela Judges 4:9 Chinese Bible Judges 4:9 French Bible Judges 4:9 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 4:9 She said I will surely go (Jd Judg. 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