Jael then “proceeded to take a pin of the tent and to put the hammer into her hand, ” things that a tent dweller would use regularly. “ Then she went to him stealthily and drove the pin into his temples and beat it into the earth, while he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. ” ​ — Judges 4: 17 - 21.
Siis Jael „haaras ühe telgivaia ja võttis vasara kätte [neid töövahendeid kasutab telgielanik tihti] ning läks hiljukesi ta juurde ja tagus vaia ta oimudesse, nõnda et see tungis maasse; tema magas ju väsimuse pärast sügavasti; nõnda ta suri ”.