Commentary for Judges 5:13
אָ֚ז יְרַ֣ד שָׂרִ֔יד לְאַדִּירִ֖ים עָ֑ם יְהוָ֕ה יְרַד־לִ֖י בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃
Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; The LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
Rashi on Judges
Dominated.יְרַד is similar to יִרְדֶה, "dominated,"20יָרַד is translated as descended. יְרַד, however, means dominated. as in "to prostrate nations before him."21To give him dominion over them. (Yeshayah, 45:1.) The surviving Yisroelites dominated the mighty among the idolators.
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Metzudat David on Judges
Then: With the strengthening of the song and the salvation's intensification; then [in order that] those that remain of Israel will rule over the mighty of the nations, which is referring to the mighty nations,...
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Metzudat Zion on Judges
Meaning dominion as in Tehelim 110:2 "rule over your enemies."
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