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She put her hand to the tent-pin, Her right hand to the workmen`s hammer; With the hammer she struck Sisera, she struck through his head; Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.
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Understanding Ancient Justice
Commentators explain that the graphic violence and Deborah's celebratory tone, while shocking to modern readers, should be seen in its historical context. Her joy is not from a personal thirst for revenge but from her perspective as a 'Mother in Israel' celebrating God's justice and the deliverance of her people from a cruel oppressor.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rather, she smote his head, and she struck and pierced through his temple.
19th Century
Anglican
Nail... workman’s hammer. —See on Judges 4:21.
Smote. — Hammered.
Smote off his he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
She put her hand to the nail Her left hand, as the Septuagint, Arabic, and Vulgate Latin versions express it, and as…
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