Judges 5:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Blessed above women shall Jael - be - She shall be highly celebrated as a most heroic woman; all the Israelitish women shall glory in her. I do not understand these words as expressive of the Divine approbation towards Jael. See the observations at the end of Judges 4:24 (note). The word bless, both in Hebrew and Greek, often signifies to praise, to speak well of, to celebrate. This is most probably its sense here.