The Meaning of Judges 4:9 Explained

Judges 4:9

KJV: And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

YLT: and she saith, 'I do certainly go with thee; only, surely thy glory is not on the way which thou art going, for into the hand of a woman doth Jehovah sell Sisera;' and Deborah riseth and goeth with Barak to Kedesh.

Darby: And she said, "I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the LORD will sell Sis'era into the hand of a woman." Then Deb'orah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

ASV: And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honor; for Jehovah will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

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What is the context of Judges 4:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

What does Judges 4:9 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 4:9 mean?

So she said surely I will go with you nevertheless nevertheless no there will be glory for you in the journey that you are taking for into the hand of a woman Will sell Yahweh - Sisera and arose Deborah and went with Barak to Kedesh

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר הָלֹ֧ךְ אֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֗ךְ אֶ֚פֶס כִּי֩ לֹ֨א תִֽהְיֶ֜ה תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗ עַל־ הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה הוֹלֵ֔ךְ כִּ֣י בְֽיַד־ אִשָּׁ֔ה יִמְכֹּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־ סִֽיסְרָ֑א וַתָּ֧קָם דְּבוֹרָ֛ה וַתֵּ֥לֶך‪‬‪‬‪‬ עִם־ בָּרָ֖ק קֶֽדְשָׁה

וַתֹּ֜אמֶר	So she said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָלֹ֧ךְ	surely
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
אֵלֵ֣ךְ	I will go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
עִמָּ֗ךְ	with you
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
אֶ֚פֶס	nevertheless
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶפֶס Sense: ceasing, end, finality.
כִּי֩	nevertheless
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
לֹ֨א	no
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
תִֽהְיֶ֜ה	there will be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ֗	glory for you
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙	the journey
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הוֹלֵ֔ךְ	are taking
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְֽיַד־	into the hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
אִשָּׁ֔ה	of a woman
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
יִמְכֹּ֥ר	Will sell
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָכַר Sense: to sell.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
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.
סִֽיסְרָ֑א	Sisera
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: סִיסְרָא Sense: the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael.
וַתָּ֧קָם	and arose
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
דְּבוֹרָ֛ה	Deborah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: דְּבֹורָה Sense: the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel.
וַתֵּ֥לֶך‪‬‪‬‪‬	and went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
בָּרָ֖ק	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.
קֶֽדְשָׁה	to Kedesh
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: קֶדֶשׁ Sense: a city in the extreme south of Judah.

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