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Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Jael Jael Noun H3278 יָעֵ֣ל ya·'el
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Heber's Heber Noun H2268 חֶ֠בֶר che·ver
wife ess Noun H802 אֵֽשֶׁת־ e·shet-
took accept Verb H3947 וַתִּקַּ֣ח vat·tik·kach
of the tent covering Noun H168 הָאֹ֜הֶל ha·'o·hel
a nail nail Noun H3489 יְתַ֨ד ye·tad
and took appoint Verb H7760 וַתָּ֧שֶׂם vat·ta·sem
in her hand able Noun H3027 בְּיָדָ֗הּ be·ya·dah
and went abide Verb H935 וַתָּבֹ֤וא vat·ta·vo·v
secretly secret Noun H3909 בַּלָּ֔אט bal·lat,
unto him and smote blow Verb H8628 וַתִּתְקַ֤ע vat·tit·ka
the nail nail Noun H3489 הַיָּתֵד֙ hai·ya·ted
into his temples temple Noun H7541 בְּרַקָּתֹ֔ו be·rak·ka·tov,
and fastened fasten Verb H6795 וַתִּצְנַ֖ח vat·titz·nach
it into the ground common Noun H776 בָּאָ֑רֶץ ba·'a·retz;
for he was fast asleep be fast asleep Verb H7290 נִרְדָּ֥ם nir·dam
So he died crying Verb H4191 וַיָּמֹֽת׃ vai·ya·mot.
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Jael

Jael [N] [H] [S] mountain-goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite ( Judges 4:17-22 ). When the Canaanites were defeated by Barak, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, fled and sought refuge with the friendly tribe of Heber, beneath the oaks of Zaanaim. As he drew near, Jael invited him to enter her tent. He did so, and as he lay wearied on the floor he fell into a deep sleep. She then took in her left hand one of the great wooden... View Details

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King James Bible Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Hebrew Greek English Then Jael But Jael, Heber's wife wife, took a nail of the tent, tent peg and took an seized a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, secretly to him and smote drove the nail peg into his temples, temple, and fastened it went through into the ground: ground; for he was fast sound asleep and weary.exhausted. So he died.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Jael But Jael, Heber's wife wife, took a nail of the tent, tent peg and took an seized a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, secretly to him and smote drove the nail peg into his temples, temple, and fastened it went through into the ground: ground; for he was fast sound asleep and weary.exhausted. So he died.