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And the Israelites[a] cried to Yahweh, as he had nine hundred iron chariots,[b] and he oppressed the Israelites[c] cruelly[d] for twenty years.[e]

Now at that time Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging[f] Israel. And she used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites[g] went up to her for judgment.

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  1. Judges 4:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Judges 4:3 Hebrew “chariot”
  3. Judges 4:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. Judges 4:3 Literally “with force”
  5. Judges 4:3 Hebrew “year”
  6. Judges 4:4 Or “leading”
  7. Judges 4:5 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron(A) and had cruelly oppressed(B) the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.

Now Deborah,(C) a prophet,(D) the wife of Lappidoth, was leading[a] Israel at that time. She held court(E) under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah(F) and Bethel(G) in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided.

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  1. Judges 4:4 Traditionally judging