Judges 4:14

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¹² When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,

¹³ he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.

Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

¹⁵ And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

¹⁶ Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
KJV: And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
WEB: Deborah said to Barak, “Go; for this is the day in which the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasn’t the LORD gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
ASV: And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath delivered Sisera into thy hand; is not Jehovah gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
DARBY: And Deborah said to Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath given Sisera into thy hand! Is not Jehovah gone out before thee? And Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
BLB: And Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this [is] the day that YHWH has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not YHWH gone out before you?” And Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men following him.

ÅB: Da sa Debora til Barak: Opp! Dette er den dag da Herren har gitt Sisera i din hånd; drar ikke Herren ut foran deg? Så dro Barak ned fra Tabor-fjellet, og ti tusen mann fulgte ham.
OTB: Da sa Debora til Barak: “Stå opp! For dette er dagen Herren har gitt Sisera i dine hender. Har ikke Herren gått foran deg?” Så dro Barak ned fra Taborfjellet med ti tusen menn som fulgte ham.
B1930: Da sa Debora til Barak: Op! Dette er den dag da Herren har gitt Sisera i din hånd; drar ikke Herren ut foran dig? Så drog Barak ned fra Tabor-fjellet, og ti tusen mann fulgte ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Samuel 5:24
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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Deuteronomy 9:3
But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.
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Isaiah 52:12
For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
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Psalms 68:7–8
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
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Micah 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
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Genesis 44:4
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
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1 Samuel 9:26
They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went outside together.
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Judges 19:28
“Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
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