Judges 4 · Verse 11

Judges 4:11

Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
Judges 4:11, King James Version

Judges 4:11 in other translations

BSBNow Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
WEBNow Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
ASVNow Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
YLTAnd Heber the Kenite hath been separated from the Kenite, from the sons of Hobab father-in-law of Moses, and he stretcheth out his tent unto the oak in Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
DARBY(Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak of Zaannaim, which is by Kedesh.)
BBENow Heber the Kenite, separating himself from the rest of the Kenites, from the children of Hobab, the brother-in-law of Moses, had put up his tent as far away as the oak-tree in Zaanannim, by Kedesh.
WebsterNow Heber the Kenite, who was of the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent to the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

What does Judges 4:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Now Heber the Kenite ... pitched his tent--It is not uncommon, even in the present day, for pastoral tribes to feed their flocks on the extensive commons that lie in the heart of inhabited countries in the East (see on Jud 1:16). plain of Zaanaim--This is a mistranslation for "the oaks of the wanderers." The site of the encampment was under a grove of oaks, or terebinths, in the upland valley of Kedesh.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Hohab the father-in-law of Moses - For a circumstantial account of this person, and the meaning of the original word חתן chothen, which is translated son-in-law in Gen 19:14, see the notes on Exo 2:15, Exo 2:16, Exo 2:18; Exo 3:1; Exo 4:20, Exo 4:24; Exo 18:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 4:10-16

Siser's confidence was chiefly in his chariots. But if we have ground to hope that God goes before us, we may go on with courage and cheerfulness. Be not dismayed at the difficulties thou meetest with in resisting Satan, in serving God, or suffering for him; for is not the Lord gone before thee? Follow him then fully. Barak went down, though upon the plain the iron chariots would have advantage against him: he…

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Judges 4:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְחֶ֤בֶרve.Che.verand HeberH2268
הַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.Nithe KeniteH7017
נִפְרָ֣דnif.Rad[was] separateH6504
מִקַּ֔יִןmi.Ka.yinfrom [the] Kenite[s]H7014
מִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.Neifrom [the] descendants ofH1121
חֹבָ֖בcho.VavHobabH2246
חֹתֵ֣ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law ofH2859
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וַיֵּ֣טvai.Yetand he had pitchedH5186
אָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.Lotent hisH168
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
אֵל֥וֹן'e.Lon[the] great treeH436
בְּצַעֲנַנִּ֖יםbatz.'a.nimin ZaanannimH6815
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֶת\־'et-[is] withH854
קֶֽדֶשׁ\׃Ke.deshKedeshH6943

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 4:11

  • Numbers 10:29

    And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.

  • Joshua 19:33

    And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

  • Judges 1:16

    And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

  • Joshua 19:37

    And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En–hazor,

  • Exodus 3:1

    Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

  • Judges 4:6

    And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh–naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

  • Exodus 2:18

    And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

  • Numbers 24:21

    And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

  • Exodus 18:1

    When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Heber.
1:16; Nu 10:29; 24:21
Hobab.
Ex 2:18; 3:1; 18:1
Zaanaim.
Jos 19:33,37
Zaanannim. Kedesh.
6; Jos 19:37

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Context

  • Judges 4:10

    And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

  • Judges 4:11

    Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

  • Judges 4:12

    And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.

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Judges 4:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Heber Cineo, de los hijos de Hobab suegro de Moisés, se había apartado de los Cineos, y puesto su tienda hasta el valle de Zaananim, que está junto á Cedes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
(Or Héber, le Kénien, s’était séparé des Kéniens, fils de Hobab, beau-père de Moïse, et avait dressé sa tente jusqu’au chêne de Tsaannaïm, qui est près de Kédesh.)
German
Elberfelder 1871
Heber aber, der Keniter, hatte sich von den Kenitern, den Kindern Hobabs, des Schwagers Moses, getrennt; und er hatte seine Zelte aufgeschlagen bis an die Terebinthe zu Zaanannim, das neben Kedes liegt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Haber autem Cinæus recesserat quondam a ceteris Cinæis fratribus suis, filiis Hobab cognati Moysi: et tetenderat tabernacula usque ad vallem, quæ vocatur Sennim, et erat juxta Cedes.