Judges 5 · Verse 24

Judges 5:24

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Judges 5:24, King James Version

Judges 5:24 in other translations

BSBMost blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
WEB“Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
ASVBlessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
YLTBlessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
DARBYBlessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
BBEBlessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!
WebsterBlessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

What does Judges 5:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 5:24-27
24-27. is a most graphic picture of the treatment of Sisera in the tent of Jael.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Blessed above women shall Jael - be - She shall be highly celebrated as a most heroic woman; all the Israelitish women shall glory in her. I do not understand these words as expressive of the Divine approbation towards Jael. See the observations at the end of Jdg 4:24 (note). The word bless, both in Hebrew and Greek, often signifies to praise, to speak well of, to celebrate. This is most probably its sense here.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 5:24-31
Jael had a special blessing. Those whose lot is cast in the tent, in a low and narrow sphere, if they serve God according to the powers he has given them, shall not lose their reward. The mother of Sisera looked for his return, not in the least fearing his success. Let us take heed of indulging eager desires towards any temporal good, particularly toward that which cherishes vain-glory, for that was what she here doted on. What a picture does she present of an ungodly and sensual heart! How shameful and childish these wishes of an aged mother and her attendants for her son! And thus does God often bring ruin on his enemies when they are most puffed up. Deborah concludes with a prayer to God for the destruction of all his foes, and for the comfort of all his friends. Such shall be the honour, and joy of all who love God in sincerity, they shall shine for ever as the sun in the firmament.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Judges 5:24 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.

תְּבֹרַךְ֙te.vo.raKhshe will be blessedH1288
מִנָּשִׁ֔יםmi.na.Shimmore than womenH802
יָעֵ֕לya.'ElJaelH3278
אֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802
חֶ֣בֶרChe.verHeberH2268
הַקֵּינִ֑יha.kei.Nithe KeniteH7017
מִנָּשִׁ֥יםmi.na.Shimmore than womenH802
בָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helin the tentH168
תְּבֹרָֽךְ\׃te.vo.Rakhshe will be blessedH1288

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

Cross references for Judges 5:24

  • Luke 1:42

    And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

  • Luke 1:28

    And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

  • Genesis 14:19

    And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

  • Judges 4:17

    Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet 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.

  • Proverbs 31:31

    Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:17; Ge 14:19; Pr 31:31; Lu 1:28,42

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 5:23

    Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.

  • Judges 5:24

    Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

  • Judges 5:25

    He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

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Judges 5:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bendita sea entre las mujeres Jael, mujer de Heber Cineo; sobre las mujeres bendita sea en la tienda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Bénie soit, au-dessus des femmes, Jaël, femme de Héber, le Kénien! Qu’elle soit bénie au-dessus des femmes qui se tiennent dans les tentes!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gesegnet vor Weibern sei Jael, das Weib Hebers, des Keniters, vor Weibern in Zelten gesegnet!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Benedicta inter mulieres Jahel uxor Haber Cinæi, et benedicatur in tabernaculo suo.