“Jael shall be blessed above women, the wife of Heber the Kenite; blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Parallel translations
- KJV Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
- BSB Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
- ESV “Most blessed of women be Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, of tent-dwelling women most blessed.
- NKJV “Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents.
- NASB ¶“Most blessed of women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Most blessed is she of women in the tent.
- NLT “Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite. May she be blessed above all women who live in tents.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Luke 1:42She called out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
- Luke 1:28Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”
- Judg 4:17However 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.
- Gen 14:19He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Prov 31:31Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!
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