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Selected Verse: Judges 4:20 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Jud 4:20	Strong Concordance	Again he said [0559] unto her, Stand in [05975] the door [06607] of the tent [0168], and it shall be, when any man [0376] doth come [0935] and enquire [07592] of thee, and say [0559], Is there [03426] any man [0376] here [03426]? that thou shalt say [0559], No.
	King James	Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
he said unto her, . . . when any man doth come and enquire of thee and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No--The privacy of the harem, even in a tent, cannot be intruded on without express permission.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

he said unto her, . . . when any man doth come and enquire of thee and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No--The privacy of the harem, even in a tent, cannot be intruded on without express permission.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Stand in the door ... - The characteristic duplicity of the Oriental character, both in Sisera and Joel, is very forcibly depicted in this narrative. It is only by the light of the Gospel that the law of truth is fully revealed.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Stand in the door ... - The characteristic duplicity of the Oriental character, both in Sisera and Joel, is very forcibly depicted in this narrative. It is only by the light of the Gospel that the law of truth is fully revealed.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Stand in the door of the tent - As no man would intrude into the women's apartment without permission, her simply saying, there is no man in my tent, would preclude all search.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Stand in the door of the tent - As no man would intrude into the women's apartment without permission, her simply saying, there is no man in my tent, would preclude all search.

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