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NASB | Judges 4:21 But Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 4:21 But Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand, and came up quietly to him and drove the peg through his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died. |
Bible Question: I am trying to answer a few questions for someone and I am stumped. The first one is: Sisera was asleep when Jael killed him but Judges 5:26-27 in Deborahs song it says that she pierced his temple and he sank to her feet. I know the bible is not wrong so what is the answer? prayon |
Bible Answer: Hi prayon, I am reminded of an old western story about Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid where some person shoot them in the back without warning and by the time he hits the floor, dead, he has turned with his pistol drawn to meet his assailant. That makes for a good story, but it also tells of the reflexes of the body. I can envision the woman Jael straddling Sisera, hammer and peg in hand while he is sleeping. After striking him and killing him, he still had reflex reactions and bent at the waist, bowing, sinking back dead at her feet. And that's the most I want to think about it, thank you. From the heart, Ray |