Judges 5:25
“He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He asked water, and she gave him milk,.... That is, Sisera asked it of her, as the Targum expresses it, when he turned…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Butter - Rather curdled milk, probably a fermented and intoxicating drink. All these marks of respect and friendship…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 5:24-31
Deborah here concludes this triumphant song,
I. With the praises of Jael, her sister-heroine, whose valiant act had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The original is more forcible:
Water he asked, milk she gave,
In a bowl fit for nobles she offered him curd.
A bowl…