Focused Passage

Judges 4:23-24

Deborah, Barak, and Jael: The LORD Routes Canaan's Chariots

Judges 4 moves from Israel's renewed evil and twenty years of Canaanite oppression, through Deborah's prophetic command and Barak's qualified obedience, to the LORD's routing of Sisera's chariots and Jael's unexpected completion of the deliverance.

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23On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.

24And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.

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Verse 23

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On thatהַה֔וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerdayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralsubduedוַיַּכְנַ֤עH3665Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJabinיָבִ֣יןH2985Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

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And the handיַ֤דH3027Noun - feminine singular constructvvvבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singulargrew strongerוַתֵּ֜לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular-הָל֣וֹךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteand strongerוְקָשָׁ֔הH7186Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singularagainstעַ֖לH5921PrepositionJabinיָבִ֣יןH2985Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularuntilעַ֚דH5704Preposition-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativethey destroyedהִכְרִ֔יתוּH3772Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerhimיָבִ֥יןH2985Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .מֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular construct. . .כְּנָֽעַן׃פH3667Noun - proper - masculine singular

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