Judges 5:29
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
Judges 5:29 in other translations
| BSB | Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself, |
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| WEB | Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself, |
| ASV | Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself, |
| YLT | The wise ones, her princesses, answer her, Yea, she returneth her sayings to herself: |
| DARBY | The wise amongst her ladies answer her, Yea, she returneth answer to herself, |
| BBE | Her wise women gave answer to her, yes, she made answer again to herself, |
| Webster | Her wise ladies answered her, yes, she returned answer to herself. |
What does Judges 5:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 5:28-30
28-30. In these verses a sudden transition is made to the mother of the Canaanite general, and a striking picture is drawn of a mind agitated between hope and fear--impatient of delay, yet anticipating the news of victory and the rewards of rich booty. the lattice--a lattice window, common to the houses in warm countries for the circulation of air.
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…
Judges 5:29 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 5:28
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
- Judges 5:29
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
- Judges 5:30
Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Judges 5:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las más avisadas de sus damas le respondían; y aun ella se respondía á sí misma. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les sages d’entre ses princesses lui répondent; elle s’est donné la réponse à elle-même. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Klugen unter ihren Edelfrauen antworten ihr, und sie selbst erwidert sich ihre Reden: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Una sapientior ceteris uxoribus ejus, hæc socrui verba respondit: |