The Meaning of Judges 4:8 Explained

Judges 4:8

KJV: And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

YLT: And Barak saith unto her, 'If thou dost go with me, then I have gone; and if thou dost not go with me, I do not go;'

Darby: Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go."

ASV: And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not go with me, I will not go.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 4:8?

MEANING: What does Judges 4:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 4:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 4:8?

What is the context of Judges 4:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, [then] I will not go.

What does Judges 4:8 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 4:8 mean?

And said to her Barak if you will go with me then I will go but if not you will go I will go

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ בָּרָ֔ק אִם־ תֵּלְכִ֥י עִמִּ֖י וְהָלָ֑כְתִּי וְאִם־ לֹ֥א תֵלְכִ֛י אֵלֵֽךְ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙	to her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בָּרָ֔ק	Barak
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּרָק Sense: son of Abinoam of Kedesh who, incited by Deborah, a prophetess of Ephraim, delivered the Israelites from the yoke of Jabin by routing the Canaanites in the plain of Jezreel.
תֵּלְכִ֥י	you will go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
עִמִּ֖י	with me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
וְהָלָ֑כְתִּי	then I will go
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְאִם־	but if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
תֵלְכִ֛י	you will go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
אֵלֵֽךְ	I will go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.

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Similar Scriptures for Judges 4:8

		Exodus 4:10-14 [2]
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