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But Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.

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But Jael, a Canaanite woman Noun H3278 יָעֵ֣ל ya·'el
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Heber's a Kenite, also several Isr. Noun H2268 חֶ֠בֶר che·ver
wife, woman, wife, female Noun H802 אֵֽשֶׁת־ e·shet-
took to take Verb H3947 וַתִּקַּ֣ח vat·tik·kach
a tent a tent Noun H168 הָאֹ֜הֶל ha·'o·hel
peg a peg, pin Noun H3489 יְתַ֨ד ye·tad
and seized to put, place, set Verb H7760 וַתָּ֧שֶׂם vat·ta·sem
a hammer a hammer H4717    
in her hand, hand Noun H3027 בְּיָדָ֗הּ be·ya·dah
and went to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַתָּבֹ֤וא vat·ta·vo·v
secretly secrecy, mystery Noun H3909 בַּלָּ֔אט bal·lat,
to him and drove to thrust, clap, give a blow, blast Verb H8628 וַתִּתְקַ֤ע vat·tit·ka
the peg a peg, pin Noun H3489 הַיָּתֵד֙ hai·ya·ted
into his temple, the temple (part of the head) Noun H7541 בְּרַקָּתֹ֔ו be·rak·ka·tov,
and it went through to descend Verb H6795 וַתִּצְנַ֖ח vat·titz·nach
into the ground; earth, land Noun H776 בָּאָ֑רֶץ ba·'a·retz;
for he was sound asleep to be in or fall into heavy sleep Verb H7290 נִרְדָּ֥ם nir·dam
and exhausted. to be faint H5888    
So he died. to die Verb H4191 וַיָּמֹֽת׃ vai·ya·mot.
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Jael

Jael [N] [H] [S] mountain-goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite ( Judges 4:17-22 ). When the Canaanites were defeated by Barak, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, fled and sought refuge with the friendly tribe of Heber, beneath the oaks of Zaanaim. As he drew near, Jael invited him to enter her tent. He did so, and as he lay wearied on the floor he fell into a deep sleep. She then took in her left hand one of the great wooden... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.
King James Bible But Jael, Then Jael Heber's wife, wife took a tent peg nail of the tent, and seized a took an hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him softly unto him, and drove smote the peg nail into his temple, temples, and fastened it went through into the ground; ground: for he was sound fast asleep and exhausted.weary. So he died.
Hebrew Greek English But Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg and seized a hammer in her hand, and went secretly to him and drove the peg into his temple, and it went through into the ground; for he was sound asleep and exhausted. So he died.