Judges 4:3–4
Judges 4:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron and had cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.
4 Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help.
4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Because he had nine hundred iron chariots and was very cruel to the people of Israel for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.
4 A prophetess named Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was judge of Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel twenty years.
4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 The people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. King Jabin had 900 chariots made of iron and had cruelly oppressed Israel for 20 years.
4 Deborah, wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet. She was the judge in Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, because Jabin had 900 iron chariots, and he harshly oppressed them 20 years.
4 Deborah, a woman who was a prophetess and the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and had oppressed the Israelites cruelly twenty years.
4 At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel.
Judges 4:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 And the Israelites cried to Yahweh, as he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years.
4 Now at that time Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel.
Judges 4:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Jabin used 900 chariots that had some iron parts. He treated the people of Israel very badly for 20 years. So they cried out to the Lord for help.
4 Deborah was a prophet. She was the wife of Lappidoth. She was leading Israel at that time.
Judges 4:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 The sons of Israel cried to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.
4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.