The Meaning of Judges 4:16 Explained

Judges 4:16

KJV: But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.

YLT: And Barak hath pursued after the chariots and after the camp, unto Harosheth of the Goyim, and all the camp of Sisera falleth by the mouth of the sword -- there hath not been left even one.

Darby: And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Haro'sheth-ha-goiim, and all the army of Sis'era fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left.

ASV: But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 4:16?

MEANING: What does Judges 4:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 4:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 4:16?

What is the context of Judges 4:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; [and] there was not a man left.

What does Judges 4:16 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 4:16 mean?

But Barak pursued after the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Hagoyim of the Gentiles and fell all the army of Sisera by the edge of the sword not was left even one

וּבָרָ֗ק רָדַ֞ף אַחֲרֵ֤י הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה עַ֖ד חֲרֹ֣שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וַיִּפֹּ֞ל כָּל־ מַחֲנֵ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ לְפִי־ חֶ֔רֶב לֹ֥א נִשְׁאַ֖ר עַד־ אֶחָֽד

וּבָרָ֗ק	But Barak
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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.
רָדַ֞ף	pursued
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
אַחֲרֵ֤י	after
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הָרֶ֙כֶב֙	the chariots
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֶכֶב Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה	the army
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.
עַ֖ד	as far as
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
חֲרֹ֣שֶׁת	Harosheth Hagoyim
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: הַגֹּויִם Sense: a city in the north of the land of Canaan on the west coast of the lake Merom.
הַגּוֹיִ֑ם	of the Gentiles
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: גֹּוי Sense: nation, people.
וַיִּפֹּ֞ל	and fell
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָפַל Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
מַחֲנֵ֤ה	the army
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.
סִֽיסְרָא֙	of Sisera
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: סִיסְרָא Sense: the conquering general under king Jabin of Hazor and slain by Jael.
לְפִי־	by the edge
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
חֶ֔רֶב	of the sword
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife.
נִשְׁאַ֖ר	was left
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁאַר Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
עַד־	even
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
אֶחָֽד	one
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).

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