OET interlinear JDG 5:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה

(Some words not found in UHB: hand_of,her to,peg reached and,her_right_of,hand to,a_hammer_of workman's and,she_struck Şīşərāʼ crushed his/its=head and,she_smashed and,she_pierced temple_of,his )

The pronoun They refers to Jael’s hands. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Her hands reached out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תִּשְׁלַ֔חְנָה

(Some words not found in UHB: hand_of,her to,peg reached and,her_right_of,hand to,a_hammer_of workman's and,she_struck Şīşərāʼ crushed his/its=head and,she_smashed and,she_pierced temple_of,his )

The song is speaking of Jael’s hands as if they were living things that could have reached out by themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [She reached out with her hands]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יָדָ⁠הּ֙

hand_of,her

The context indicates that the word hand here means Jael’s left hand. Alternate translation: [her left hand]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מָחֲקָ֣ה רֹאשׁ֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠מָחֲצָ֥ה וְ⁠חָלְפָ֖ה רַקָּתֽ⁠וֹ

crushed his/its=head and,she_smashed and,she_pierced (Some words not found in UHB: hand_of,her to,peg reached and,her_right_of,hand to,a_hammer_of workman's and,she_struck Şīşərāʼ crushed his/its=head and,she_smashed and,she_pierced temple_of,his )

These two phrases are saying the same thing. The second phrase emphasizes the meaning of the first by being more specific. If it would be clearer in your language, you could combine the phrases and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [she drove the peg right through his temple and smashed his head]