Judges 4:6-16 ▼

6 She summoned Barak (lightning) son of Abinoam (my father is delight) from Kedesh (holy place) in Naphtali (wrestling) and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor (mound), taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun (exalted).

7 And I will draw out Sisera (battle array) the commander of Jabin’s (whom God observes) army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon (winding), and I will deliver him into your hand.’”

8 Barak (lightning) 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 {YHWH} will be selling Sisera (battle array) into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah (bee) got up and went with Barak (lightning) to Kedesh (holy place),

10 where he (lightning) summoned Zebulun (exalted) and Naphtali (wrestling) (holy place). Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah (bee) also went with him.

11 Now Heber (comrade) the Kenite (smiths) had moved away from the Kenites (possession), the descendants of Hobab (cherished) the father-in-law (brother-in-law) of Moses (drawn out), and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim (removings), which was near Kedesh (holy place).

12 When Sisera (battle array) was told that Barak (lightning) son of Abinoam (my father is delight) had gone up Mount Tabor (mound),

13 he (battle array) summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim (woodland) (nations) to the River Kishon (winding).

14 Then Deborah (bee) said to Barak (lightning), “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD {YHWH} has delivered Sisera (battle array) into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor (mound) with ten thousand men following him.

15 And in front of him (lightning) the LORD {YHWH} routed with the sword Sisera (battle array), all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

16 Then Barak (lightning) pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim (woodland) (nations), and the whole army of Sisera (battle array) fell by the sword; not a single man was left.