The Meaning of Judges 4:18 Explained

Judges 4:18

KJV: And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.

YLT: and Jael goeth out to meet Sisera, and saith unto him, 'Turn aside, my lord, turn aside unto me, fear not;' and he turneth aside unto her, into the tent, and she covereth him with a coverlet.

Darby: And Ja'el came out to meet Sis'era, and said to him, "Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear." So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

ASV: And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 4:18?

MEANING: What does Judges 4:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 4:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 4:18?

What is the context of Judges 4:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.

What does Judges 4:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 4:14-24 - A Woman Executioner

"The Lord discomfited Sisera and all his host." When General Gordon rode off alone on his camel to break up the camps of the Arab slave-drivers, he realized, as he went over the desert with Thomas Ã Kempis' immortal book in his hand, that God was already discomfiting them; and as he rode into their midst, he discovered that God had made the way perfectly clear. Yes, it is as Deborah sang, in words afterward quoted by our Lord, "They that love Him are as the sun when he goeth forth in his might," Judges 5:31; Matthew 13:43. The soul that is united to Christ is irresistible.

Jael's deed is narrated at length again in Judges 5:24. It was a most unusual breach of Arab hospitality. Was it that she was aggrieved by Sisera's treatment of her sex, Judges 5:30? Or was it the expression of her faith in Jehovah and of her identification with His people? If the latter, may we not believe that then, as always, the Almighty understood the impulse that lay beneath the crude expression? How often we give blundering expression to noble impulses, which Jesus interprets truly! Ah, how blessed it is to have a Savior who understands the motives of our hearts! [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 4:18 mean?

And went out Jael to meet Sisera and said to him Turn aside my lord turn aside to me not Do fear and when he had turned aside with her into the tent and she covered him with a blanket

וַתֵּצֵ֣א יָעֵל֮ לִקְרַ֣את סִֽיסְרָא֒ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו סוּרָ֧ה אֲדֹנִ֛י סוּרָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י אַל־ תִּירָ֑א וַיָּ֤סַר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ הָאֹ֔הֱלָה וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּ בַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה

וַתֵּצֵ֣א	And went out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
יָעֵל֮	Jael
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יָעֵל Sense: the wife of Heber the Kenite who killed the general Sisera as he slept by driving a peg through his temples into the ground.
לִקְרַ֣את	to meet
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: קָרָא Sense: to encounter, befall, meet.
סִֽיסְרָא֒	Sisera
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: סִיסְרָא Sense: the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael.
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֗יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
סוּרָ֧ה	Turn aside
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
אֲדֹנִ֛י	my lord
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
סוּרָ֥ה	turn aside
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
אֵלַ֖י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
תִּירָ֑א	Do fear
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָרֵא Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
וַיָּ֤סַר	and when he had turned aside
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙	with her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הָאֹ֔הֱלָה	into the tent
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent.
וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּ	and she covered him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine singular Root: כָּסָה Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
בַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה	with a blanket
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׂמִיכָה Sense: rug, coverlet, thick coverlet.

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