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Judges 4:5

DeborahEphraimIsraelBethel (of Palestine)Ramah
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3 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.

7 And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”

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BSB
And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
KJV
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
WEB
She lived under Deborah’s palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
ASV
And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
DARBY
And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
BLB
And she would sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and between Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim. And the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment.
ÅB
hun satt under Deboras palmetre mellom Rama og Betel på Efra'im-fjellet, og Israels barn gikk opp til henne for at hun skulle skifte rett mellom dem.
OTB
Hun holdt rett under Deboras palme mellom Rama og Betel i Efraims fjellområde, og israelittene kom opp til henne for å få sine tvister avgjort.
B1930
hun satt under Deboras palmetre mellem Rama og Betel på Efra'im-fjellet, og Israels barn gikk op til henne forat hun skulde skifte rett mellem dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 18:19

    Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:1

    Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

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  • Joshua 18:25

    Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

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  • Deuteronomy 17:8–12

    If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

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  • Joshua 16:2

    It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.

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  • Joshua 18:22

    Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

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  • Genesis 35:8

    Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.

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  • Exodus 18:13

    The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

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