Judges 5:3

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!

Judges 5:6

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.

[5:3]  ¹ tn Heb “I, to the Lord, I, I will sing!” The first singular personal pronoun is used twice, even though a first person finite verbal form is employed.

[5:3]  ² tn Or “make music.”

[5:6]  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.

[5:6]  ⁴ tn Or “ceased.”

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “Ones walking on paths.”