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Judges 4:20

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And he said unto her, stand in the door of the tent,.... This he said, not in an imperious way, as some think, but by entreaty:and it shall be, when any man shall come and inquire of thee; seeing her at the door, and where he desired she would stand to prevent their coming into the tent:and say, is there any man here?

any besides what belongs to the family? or any of Sisera's army?

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