Hakim-hakim 5:26

5:26 Her left ¹  hand reached for the tent peg,

her right hand for the workmen’s hammer.

She “hammered” ²  Sisera,

she shattered his skull, ³ 

she smashed his head, ⁴ 

she drove the tent peg through his temple. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 17:4

17:4 When he gave the silver back to his mother, she ⁶  took two hundred pieces of silver ⁷  to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house. ⁸ 

[5:26]  ¹ tn The adjective “left” is interpretive, based on the context. Note that the next line pictures Jael holding the hammer with her right hand.

[5:26]  ² tn The verb used here is from the same root as the noun “hammer” in the preceding line.

[5:26]  ³ tn Or “head.”

[5:26]  ⁴ tn The phrase “his head” (an implied direct object) is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “she pierced his temple.”

[17:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “his mother.” The pronoun (“she”) has been substituted for the noun (“mother”) in the translation because of English style.

[17:4]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has “and gave it.” The referent (the pieces of silver) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “and it was in Micah’s house.”