Rashi, on Judg 5:6

“In the days of Samgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jahel the paths rested: and they that went by them, walked through by-ways.”

“In the days of Shamgar ben Anas, in the days of Yael. This teaches that Yael, too, judged Yisroel in her days. Thoroughfares came to a halt. The Yisroelites were afraid to undertake normal travel, because of their enemies. They would proceed along round about pathways, clandestinely.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.