The Meaning of Judges 4:3 Explained

Judges 4:3

KJV: And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

YLT: and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, for he hath nine hundred chariots of iron, and he hath oppressed the sons of Israel mightily twenty years.

Darby: Then the people of Israel cried to the LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years.

ASV: And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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What is the context of Judges 4:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

What does Judges 4:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 4:1-11 - A Woman's Deliverance

The scene changes to the northern part of Canaan. Deborah probably belonged to Issachar, Judges 5:15; but her seat of government was removed to the hill country of Ephraim, probably for greater security. Her spirit was susceptible to God, and she recognized that the hour for the emancipation of her suffering country was at hand. Indeed, the command had gone forth, Judges 4:6. But the divine method is ever to link command and promise, as we discover in Judges 4:7. Barak had true faith, Hebrews 11:32; but it needed inspiration and stimulus, as a dying fire calls for the bellows.

Kedesh, the gathering-place, was not far from the shores of the Lake of Galilee. From the table-land on the top of Tabor, these two heroic souls watched the gathering of Sisera's vast host, far away to the slopes of Carmel and the banks of Kishon, soon to be encrimsoned with blood. What a moment that was when Deborah summoned Barak to arise, because the Lord had already gone forth! Who of us need fear and who need hesitate in the face of difficulty, if we are simply called upon to go in the wake of our Lord? [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 4

¹ Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera
¹⁷ Jael kills Sisera

What do the individual words in Judges 4:3 mean?

And cried out the sons of Israel to Yahweh for nine hundred chariots of iron Jabin had and he oppressed - the sons of Israel Harshly twenty for years -

וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־ יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֠י תְּשַׁ֨ע מֵא֤וֹת רֶֽכֶב־ בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔וֹ וְ֠הוּא לָחַ֞ץ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּחָזְקָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה ס

וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ	And cried out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: צָעַק Sense: to cry, cry out, call, cry for help.
בְנֵֽי־	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
יְהוָ֑ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
תְּשַׁ֨ע	nine
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: תֵּשַׁע Sense: nine, nonad.
מֵא֤וֹת	hundred
Parse: Number, feminine plural Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
רֶֽכֶב־	chariots
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֶכֶב Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
בַּרְזֶל֙	of iron
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּרְזֶל Sense: iron.
ל֔וֹ	Jabin had
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
וְ֠הוּא	and he
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
לָחַ֞ץ	oppressed
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָחַץ Sense: to squeeze, press, oppress.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּנֵ֧י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
בְּחָזְקָ֖ה	Harshly
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular Root: חָזְקָה Sense: force, might, strength, violence.
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	twenty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: עֶשְׂרִים Sense: twenty, twentieth.
שָׁנָֽה	for years
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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