Judges Chapter 4 verse 20 Holy Bible
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.
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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.
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And he said to her, "Stand at the door of the tent, and if any man comes and asks you, 'Is any one here?' say, No."
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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.
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Again he said to 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.
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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.
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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.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Stand.--The imperative here used has the masculine, not the feminine termination, but probably only because it is used generally.That thou shalt say, No.--In that age, and among those nations, and under such circumstances, a lie would have been regarded as perfectly natural and justifiable; even under the Christian dispensation, many casuists declare a lie for self-preservation to be venial, though it is to be hoped that there are millions who, without condemning such a falsehood in others, would suffer any extremity rather than be guilty of it themselves. Under any circumstances, it would be very unfair to judge by the standard of Christianity the words and actions of ignorant nomads and idolatrous Canaanites, more than a thousand years before Christ. Sisera and Jael would have acted, without the faintest sense of conscientious scruple, on the heathen advice of Darius--"When it is necessary to lie, lie" (Herod. iii. 72).Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Standעֲמֹ֖ד (‘ă·mōḏ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsat the entranceפֶּ֣תַח (pe·ṯaḥ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance wayto the tent,”הָאֹ֑הֶל (hā·’ō·hel)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 168: A tenthe said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“andוְהָיָה֩ (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notanyoneאִ֨ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personcomesיָב֜וֹא (yā·ḇō·w)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goand asks you,וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ (ū·šə·’ê·lêḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singularStrong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand‘Is thereהֲיֵֽשׁ־ (hă·yêš-)AdverbStrong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, isa manאִ֖ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personhere?’פֹּ֥ה (pōh)AdverbStrong's 6311: This place, heresay,וְאָמַ֛ר (wə·’ā·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘No.’”אָֽיִן׃ (’ā·yin)AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particleJump to PreviousDoor Doorway Inquire Inquires Opening Someone Stand Tent
