Parallel Verses
King James Version
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
New American Standard Bible
The wife of Heber the Kenite;
Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
Holman Bible
the wife of Heber the Kenite;
she is most blessed among tent-dwelling women.
International Standard Version
"Blessed above all women is Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she among women who live in tents!
A Conservative Version
Blessed above women shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite. Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
American Standard Version
Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Amplified
“Most blessed of women is Jael,
The wife of Heber the Kenite;
Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
Bible in Basic English
Blessings be on Jael, more than on all women! Blessings greater than on any in the tents!
Darby Translation
"Most blessed of women be Ja'el, the wife of Heber the Ken'ite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
Julia Smith Translation
Blessed shall be Jael above women, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
King James 2000
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Most blessed of women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; most blessed is she of women among tent dwellers.
Modern King James verseion
Blessed among women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be. She shall be blessed above women in the tent.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Blessed be Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite, above other women: above other women blessed be she in the tent.
NET Bible
The most rewarded of women should be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite! She should be the most rewarded of women who live in tents.
New Heart English Bible
Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
The Emphasized Bible
Blessed above women, shall be Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, - Above women in the tent, be blessed:
Webster
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
World English Bible
"Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Youngs Literal Translation
Blessed above women is Jael, Wife of Heber the Kenite, Above women in the tent she is blessed.
Themes
Jael » Wife of heber, and the one who killed sisera
Kenites, the » Sisera slain by jael one of
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael
Interlinear
Barak
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 4:17
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Proverbs 31:31
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Luke 1:28
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1:42
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.