Discovery BoxJudges 5:26 
Context5:26 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
Context9:3 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
Context16:31 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.
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.”
