Judges 4:15

And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְ֠הוָה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
discomfited	וַיָּ֣הָם vai.Ya.hom	H2000	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Sisera	סִֽיסְרָ֨א sis.Ra'	H5516	Sisera · proper noun, a man's name
chariots	הָרֶ֧כֶב ha.Re.khev	H7393	a vehicle · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
host	הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה ha.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
edge	לְפִי le.fi-	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sword	חֶ֖רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Barak	בָרָ֑ק va.Rak	H1301	Barak · proper noun, a man's name
Sisera	סִֽיסְרָ֛א sis.Ra'	H5516	Sisera · proper noun, a man's name
down	וַיֵּ֧רֶד vai.Ye.red	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
chariot	הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖ה ha.mer.ka.Vah	H4818	a chariot · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
away	וַיָּ֥נָס vai.Ya.nos	H5127	to flit · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
feet	בְּרַגְלָֽיו be.rag.Lav	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Joshua 10:10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to…
Psalms 83:9-10 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Judges 5:20-21 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they s…
2 Chronicles 13:15-17 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah a…
Hebrews 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Sa…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 4:10-16

Here, I. Barak beats up for volunteers, and soon has his quota of men ready, Jdg 4:10. Deborah had appointed him to raise an army of 10,000 men (Jdg 4:6), and so many he has presently at his feet, following him, and subject to his command. God is said to call us to his feet (Isa 41:2), that is, into obedience to him. Some think it intimates that they were all footmen, and so the armies of the Jews generally were, which made the disproportion of strength between them and the enemy (who had horses and chariots) very great, and the victory the more illustrious; but the presence of God and his prophetess was abundantly sufficient to balance that disproportion. Barak had his men at his feet, whic…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 4:15

the Lord discomfited Sisera--Hebrew, "threw his army into confusion"; men, horses, and chariots being intermingled in wild confusion. The disorder was produced by a supernatural panic (see on Jdg 5:20). so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet--His chariot being probably distinguished by its superior size and elegance, would betray the rank of its rider, and he saw therefore that his only chance of escape was on foot.

John Gill on Judges 4:15

And the Lord discomfited Sisera and all his chariots, and all his host,.... Frightened them, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, or disturbed them with a noise and tumult, as the word signifies; with a noise in the heavens, which were in their ears, as Abarbinel observes, like the noise of a large army, as was the case of the Syrians, 2 Kings 7:6; and they saw, he says, horses and chariots of fire, and the like, which terrified them; and all this he supposes was done before Barak descended from the mountain, so that he had nothing to do when he came but to pursue and kill, whereby it plainly appeared it was the Lord's doing. Josephus (i) says there was a great tempest of rain and h…

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The Church Fathers

And the Lord sowed panic in Sisera and all his chariots. This is how the Scripture reminds us that God acts in the hearts to give things the success he established. Indeed, he sowed panic or stunned Sisera to deliver him to Israel.
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON JUDGES, Q. 27 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Barak — Lightning, the son of Abinoam (Judg. 4:6). At the summons of Deborah he made war against Jabin. She accompanied him into the battle, and gave the signal for the little army to make the attack; in…
Harosheth of the Gentiles — (Judg. 4:2) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north of Palestine. It was here that Jabin’s great army was marshalled before it went forth into the…
Jabin — Discerner; the wise. (1.) A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan (Josh. 11:1-14), whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a…
Kishon — Winding, a winter torrent of Central Palestine, which rises about the roots of Tabor and Gilboa, and passing in a northerly direction through the plains of Esdraelon and Acre, falls into the…
Tabor — A height. (1.) Now Jebel et-Tur, a cone-like prominent mountain, 11 miles west of the Sea of Galilee. It is about 1,843 feet high. The view from the summit of it is said to be singularly extensive…
Canaanites · General references — General references
Deborah · .Inspires Barak to — .Inspires Barak to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 4:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 4:15

John Gill on Judges 4:15

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 4:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 4:15

John Gill on Judges 4:15

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 4:13