Judges 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 

Judges 9:3

9:3 His mother’s relatives ⁶  spoke on his behalf to ⁷  all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. ⁸  The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; ⁹  they said, “He is our close relative.” ¹⁰ 

Judges 16:31

16:31 His brothers and all his family ¹¹  went down and brought him back. ¹²  They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led ¹³  Israel for twenty years.

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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.

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

³ tn Or “head.”

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

⁵ tn Heb “she pierced his temple.”

⁶ tn Heb “brothers.”

⁷ tn Heb “into the ears of.”

⁸ tn Heb “and all these words.”

⁹ tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “our brother.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and all the house of his father.”

¹² tn Heb “and lifted him up and brought up.”

¹³ tn Traditionally, “judged.”