Judges 5:24

What does Judges 5:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 5:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Blessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Blessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Blessed among women be Jahel, the wife of Haber the Cinite, and blessed be she in her tent.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!

Context

v.23Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah. Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, Because they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah against the mighty.

v.24This passage

v.25He asked water, andshe gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 31:31

    Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

  • Judges 4:17

    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.

  • Luke 1:28

    And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.

  • Genesis 14:19

    And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:

  • Luke 1:42

    and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

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