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22 Sisera's horses galloped off,
their hoofs thundering
    in retreat.

23 The Lord's angel said,
    “Put a curse on Meroz Town!
Its people refused
to help the Lord fight
    his powerful enemies.”

24 But honor Jael,
the wife of Heber
    from the Kenite clan.
Give more honor to her
than to any other woman
    who lives in tents.
Yes, give more honor to her
    than to any other woman.

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22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
    galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.(A)
23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
    ‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
    to help the Lord against the mighty.’

24 “Most blessed of women(B) be Jael,(C)
    the wife of Heber the Kenite,(D)
    most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

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