Judges 4:21
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King James Version (modern wording)
Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and stroke the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Judges 4:21 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.
Judges 4:21 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.
Judges 4:21 (BSB)
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What does Judges 4:21 say?
Judges 4:21 in modern King James wording reads: "Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and stroke the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died."
Where is Judges 4:21 found in the Bible?
Judges 4:21 is verse 21 of chapter 4 of the book of Judges, in the Old Testament. Judges has 21 chapters.
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