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In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,

in the days of Jael caravans[a] disappeared;[b]
travelers[c] had to go on winding side roads.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:6 tc The translation assumes the form אֳרְחוֹת (ʾorekhot, “caravans”) rather than אֳרָחוֹת (ʾorakhot, “roadways”) because it makes a tighter parallel with “travelers” in the next line.
  2. Judges 5:6 tn Or “ceased.”
  3. Judges 5:6 tn Heb “Ones walking on paths.”