5:3 Hear, O kings!
Pay attention, O rulers!
I will sing to the Lord! 1
I will sing 2 to the Lord God of Israel!
5:6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,
in the days of Jael caravans 3 disappeared; 4
travelers 5 had to go on winding side roads.
1 tn Heb “I, to the
2 tn Or “make music.”
3 tc The translation assumes the form אֳרְחוֹת (’orÿkhot, “caravans”) rather than אֳרָחוֹת (’orakhot, “roadways”) because it makes a tighter parallel with “travelers” in the next line.
4 tn Or “ceased.”
5 tn Heb “Ones walking on paths.”