Hakim-hakim 5:6

5:6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael caravans ¹  disappeared; ² 

travelers ³  had to go on winding side roads.

Hakim-hakim 15:20

15:20 Samson led ⁴  Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence. ⁵ 

¹ 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.

² tn Or “ceased.”

³ tn Heb “Ones walking on paths.”

⁴ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the days of the Philistines.”