The Meaning of Judges 4:20 Explained

Judges 4:20

KJV: Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

YLT: And he saith unto her, 'Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.'

Darby: And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is any one here?' say, No."

ASV: And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Again he said  unto her, Stand in  the door  of the tent,  and it shall be, when any man  doth come  and enquire  of thee, and say,  Is there  any man  here?  that thou shalt say,  No. 

What does Judges 4:20 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 à 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 4:20 mean?

And he said to her Stand at the door of the tent and if any man comes and inquires of you and says is there here and you shall say No
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ עֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֑הֶל וְהָיָה֩ אִם־ אִ֨ישׁ יָב֜וֹא וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ וְאָמַ֛ר הֲיֵֽשׁ־ ؟ פֹּ֥ה וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ אָֽיִן

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלֶ֔יהָ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
עֲמֹ֖ד  Stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
פֶּ֣תַח  at  the  door 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
הָאֹ֑הֶל  of  the  tent 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
אִ֨ישׁ  any  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יָב֜וֹא  comes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ  and  inquires  of  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, second person feminine singular
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
וְאָמַ֛ר  and  says 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הֲיֵֽשׁ־  is  there 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יֵשׁ  
Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are.
؟ פֹּ֥ה  here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ  and  you  shall  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אָֽיִן  No 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.

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