Judges 4:17-19

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁷Now Sisera fled away on foot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. ¹⁸Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my master, turn aside to me! Do not be afraid.” And he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a ^[a]rug. ¹⁹^(A)He said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a ^[b]bottle of milk and gave him a drink; then she covered him.

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Footnotes

Judges 4:18 Or blanket
Judges 4:19 I.e. skin container

Judges 4:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Sisera, meanwhile, fled on foot to the tent of Jael,^(A) the wife of Heber the Kenite,^(B) because there was an alliance between Jabin king of Hazor^(C) and the family of Heber the Kenite.

¹⁸Jael^(D) went out to meet Sisera and said to him, “Come, my lord, come right in. Don’t be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

¹⁹“I’m thirsty,” he said. “Please give me some water.” She opened a skin of milk,^(E) gave him a drink, and covered him up.

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