Judges 4:5

And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah,.... Her dwelling house was under a palm tree, or rather she sat under one, in the open air, when the people came to her with their cases, and it was…

She dwelt - Rather, “she sat,” namely, to judge the people Jdg 4:10, but not in the usual place, “the gate” Rth 4:1-2; Pro 22:22. It suited her character, and the wild unsafe times better, that she…

The year of the redeemed at length came, when Israel was to be delivered out of the hands of Jabin, and restored again to their liberty, which we may suppose the northern tribes, that lay nearest to…

dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah The marg. sat is better, cf. Jdg 6:11 1Sa 14:2; 1Sa 22:6, lit. she was sitting, i.e. to declare the divine will in disputes and cases of difficulty; hence, it is…