Richter 4:6

Schlachter Bibel

Dieselbe sandte hin und ließ Barak rufen, den Sohn Abinoams, von Kedesch-Naphtali, und sprach zu ihm: Hat nicht der Herr , der Gott Israels, geboten: Gehe hin und ziehe auf den Berg Tabor; und nimm mit dir zehntausend Mann von den Kindern Naphtali und von den Kindern Sebulon!

Parallel Translations

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Und sie sandte hin und lie� Barak, den Sohn Abinoams, von Kedes-Naphtali, rufen; und sie sprach zu ihm: Hat nicht Jehova, der Gott Israels, geboten: Gehe hin und ziehe auf den Berg Tabor, und nimm mit dir zehntausend Mann von den Kindern Naphtali und von den Kindern Sebulon;

Lutherbible (1912)
Diese sandte hin und ließ rufen Barak, den Sohn Abinoams von Kedes-Naphthali, und ließ ihm sagen: Hat dir nicht der HERR, der Gott Israels, geboten: Gehe hin und zieh auf den Berg Thabor und nimm zehntausend Mann mit dir von den Kindern Naphthali und Sebulon?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Barak: Judges 5:1, Hebrews 11:32

Kedeshnaphtali: Joshua 19:32, Joshua 19:37, Joshua 21:32

Hath: Joshua 1:9, Psalms 7:6, Isaiah 13:2-5, Acts 13:47

Tabor: Judges 8:18, 1 Samuel 10:3, Psalms 89:12, Jeremiah 46:18, Hosea 5:1

ten thousand: Judges 4:10, Judges 5:14-18

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:21 - General Deuteronomy 11:29 - General Joshua 8:8 - I have Joshua 19:12 - Chislothtabor Joshua 19:22 - Tabor Judges 4:11 - Kedesh Judges 4:12 - mount Tabor Judges 5:15 - Barak Judges 5:18 - in the high Judges 5:23 - the angel Judges 6:14 - Go in 1 Kings 8:44 - whithersoever 1 Chronicles 6:76 - Kedesh 1 Chronicles 6:77 - Tabor 1 Chronicles 14:10 - Go up Psalms 68:11 - Lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali,.... So called to distinguish it from other places of the same name, this being in the tribe of Naphtali, and a city of refuge, Joshua 20:7; of which tribe and place Barak was, but who he and his father Abinoam were we have no other account; it seems clear from hence that he was not the husband of Deborah, as the Jews say, or they would have lived together; though, according to Ben Gersom, she lived separate from him, because of the spirit of prophecy that was upon her; however, in this mission and message to Barak she acted not as a private person, but as a judge in Israel, and as having and exercising public power and authority:

and said unto him; when come to her upon her summons:

hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded: can any doubt be made of it? can Barak in the least question it, as if she should say? the interrogation carries in it a strong affirmation, that the Lord had commanded, and that he had commanded by her mouth:

[saying], go and draw toward Mount Tabor; a mountain on the border of Zebulun, and between the tribes of Issachar and Naphtali, and so lay very convenient for the inhabitants of these tribes to meet here; of which Joshua 20:7- :; here Balak is directed to steer his course, and betake himself, and draw others with him by persuasive motives and arguments, urging the command of God by Deborah the prophetess, and the assurance given from the Lord by her of victory over their enemies, and deliverance from them; for otherwise the children of Israel were in great fear of Jabin, because of his large army, and iron chariots:

and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the children of Zebulun? which were near at hand, and were the tribes which perhaps were most oppressed, and therefore more easily to be persuaded to engage in this expedition; and the number of them is fixed, as being sufficient for this service, and whose hearts the Lord would engage in it, so that Barak would have little to do but to move it to them, and enforce it with proper arguments; and as they would willingly offer themselves, as it appears afterwards they did, he was at once to take them with him to Mount Tabor, on the top of which was a plain of twenty six furlongs or about three miles, as Josephus b says, surrounded by a wall; though modern travellers make it much less, on which, however, he might draw up his army of ten thousand men, and muster and exercise them.

b De Bello Jud. l. 4. c. 1. sect. 8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The name Barak signifies lightning, an appropriate name for a warrior. It is found also as Barca or Barcas, among Punic proper names. Compare Mark 3:17. On Kedesh-Naphtali see the marginal reference.

Deborah speaks of God as Yahweh the God of Israel, because she speaks, as it were, in the presence of the pagan enemies of Israel, and to remind the Israelites, in the day of their distress, that He was ready to perform the mercy promised to their fathers, and to remember His holy covenant. This title, too, would recall to their memories in an instant all His past acts in Egypt, at the Red Sea, in the wilderness, and in the conquest of Canaan.

The object of “drawing (toward Mount Tabor” rather, spreading out, compare Judges 20:37) was to effect a junction of the northern tribes with the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin, who were separated from them by the plain of Esdraelon, where Sisera’s chariots would naturally congregate and be most effective. Mount Tabor rises from the plain of Esdraelon, about 1,865 ft. above the sea, and its broad top of nearly a mile in circumference afforded a strong position, out of reach of Sisera’s chariots. If El Harathiyeh be Harosheth, Sisera must have marched from the west. Harathiyeh is a height in the range which separates Esdraelon from the plains of Acre, under which the Kishon breaks through in its course to the sea.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 4:6. She sent and called Barak — She appointed him to be general of the armies on this occasion; which shows that she possessed the supreme power in the state.

Mount Tabor — "Mount Tabor," says Maundrell, "stands by itself, about two or three furlongs within the plains of Esdraelon. It has a plain area at the top, both fertile and delicious of an oval figure, extending about one furlong in breadth, and two in length. The prospect from the top is beautiful: on the N.W. is the Mediterranean; and all around you have the spacious plains of Esdraelon and Galilee, which present you with a view of many places famous for the resort and miracles of the Son of God. At the bottom of Tabor, westward, stands Daberah, a small village, supposed to have taken its name from Deborah. Near this valley is the brook Kishon. During the rainy season, all the water that falls on the eastern side of the mountain, or upon the rising ground to the southward, empties itself into it, in a number of torrents: at which conjuncture it overflows its banks, acquires a wonderful rapidity, and carries all before it. It might be at such a time as this when the stars are said to fight against Sisera, Judges 5:20-21, by bringing an abundance of rain, whereby the Kishon became so high and rapid as to sweep away the host of Sisera, in attempting to ford it." See Maundrell and Shaw. This mountain is very difficult of ascent; it took Mr. Maundrell nearly an hour to reach the top; this, with its grand area on the summit, made a very proper place for the rendezvous of Barak's army. Antiochus used it for the same purpose in his wars; and Josephus appears to have fortified it; and Placidus, one of Vespasian's generals, was sent to reduce it. See more in Calmet.