Judges 4:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to her, "Stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, 'Is there a man here?' say, 'No.'"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then he said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and asks you, Is there a man here? you shall say, No.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he sayde vnto her: Stode in the tente dore, & yf one come & axe, is there eny man here? saye Noman.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Againe he sayde vnto her, Stande in the doore of the tent, and when any man doth come and enquire of thee, saying, Is any man there? thou shalt say, Nay.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And agayne he sayd vnto her: Stande in the doore of the tent, and whan any man doth come and enquere of thee, whether ther be any man here, thou shalt say, naye.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith unto her, `Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said to her, Take your place at the door of the tent, and if anyone comes and says to you, Is there any man here, say, No.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said to her, "Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man comes and inquires of you, and says, 'Is there any man here?' that you shall say, 'No.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He said to her,“Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you,‘Is there a man here?’ say,‘No.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 2:3-5 : 3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they've come to spy on the entire land." 4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they were from. 5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, the men left, and I don’t know where they went. Pursue them quickly, and you might catch up with them!"
  • 2 Sam 17:20 : 20 When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, 'Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' She answered, 'They crossed over the stream.' The servants searched but did not find them, and they returned to Jerusalem.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 4:17-19
    3 verses
    83%

    17Meanwhile, Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

    18Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Come, my lord, come right in. Don't be afraid." So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

    19He said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." So she opened a skin of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.

  • Judg 4:21-23
    3 verses
    82%

    21But Jael, the wife of Heber, picked up a tent peg and a hammer, and she went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground—and he died.

    22Just then, Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. She said, "Come, and I will show you the man you're looking for." So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead.

    23On that day God subdued Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the Israelites.

  • Judg 5:24-28
    5 verses
    77%

    24Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

    25He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles, she brought him curd.

    26She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman's hammer. She struck Sisera, she crushed his head, she shattered and pierced his temple.

    27At her feet he sank, he fell, there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell—dead.

    28Through the window peered Sisera's mother; behind the lattice she cried out, 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why is the clatter of his chariots delayed?'

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    74%

    4When he lies down, take note of the place where he is lying. Then go, uncover his feet, and lie down. He will tell you what to do.

  • 2 Kgs 4:15
    72%

    15Elisha said, "Call her." So Gehazi called her, and she came and stood in the doorway.

  • Judg 4:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5She would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came up to her for judgment.

    6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, "Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you: 'Go, lead ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun to Mount Tabor'"?

    7"I will draw Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his horde to the Kishon River and deliver him into your hand."

  • 2 Sam 20:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him."

    17When he approached her, the woman asked, "Are you Joab?" "I am," he replied. She said, "Listen to what your servant has to say." "I’m listening," he said.

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    71%

    10Let’s make a small room on the roof with walls and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then, whenever he comes to us, he can stay there.

  • Josh 2:14-17
    4 verses
    71%

    14The men said to her, "Our lives for your lives! If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."

    15Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was part of the city wall, and she lived in the wall.

    16She said to them, "Go to the hill country so the pursuers won’t find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they return, and then go on your way."

    17The men said to her, "We will be free from this oath you made us swear

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    70%

    43see, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"

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    70%

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  • Judg 19:26-28
    3 verses
    70%

    26At daybreak, the woman came and fell at the doorway of the man's house where her master was staying, and she lay there until it was light.

    27Her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to continue on his way. There was the woman, his concubine, lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.

    28He said to her, "Get up, let us go." But there was no answer. So he put her on the donkey, and the man set out for home.

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    70%

    23He asked, "Why are you going to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath." She replied, "It is well."

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    70%

    14Then Deborah said to Barak, "Get up! This is the day the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

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    8Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up to the roof

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    70%

    14So she lay at his feet until morning but got up before anyone could recognize another. For he said, 'Let it not be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.'

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    70%

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    69%

    6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned; travelers took to winding paths.

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    69%

    20So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.

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    69%

    36She said to him, 'My father, you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, since the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.'

  • Deut 22:27
    69%

    27For he found her in the field, and though the betrothed young woman cried out for help, there was no one to rescue her.

  • 2 Sam 14:18
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    18Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."