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Judges 5:25
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He asked for water and she gave him milk; she brought him curds in a noble's bowl.
He asked water, [and] she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought him butter in a lordly dish.
Sisera asked for water, but Jael gave him milk. In a bowl fit for a ruler, she brought him cream.
He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.
He asked water, [and] she gave [him] milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, [and] she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
"Sisera asked for water and she gave him milk; She brought him curds in a magnificent bowl.
To Sisara axynge watir sche yaf mylk, and in a viol of princes sche yaf botere.
Water he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.
He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curdled milk.
Sisera asked for water, but Jael gave him milk— cream in a fancy cup.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
His request was for water, she gave him milk; she put butter before him on a fair plate.
He asked water, and she gaue him mylke, she brought foorth butter in a lordly dysshe.
He asked for water, and she gave him milk; In an elegant bowl she brought him curds.
He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
Sisera asked for water. Jael gave him milk. In a bowl fit for a ruler, she brought him cream.
Water he asked, milk she gave him; in a lordly bowl she brought him curd.
He asked water, and she gaue him milke, shee brought foorth butter in a lordly dish.
Sisera asked for water and she gave him milk. She brought him milk in a fine pot.
He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.
Water, he asked, Milk, she gave, - In a bowl for nobles, presented cream:
He asked water, and shee gaue him milke: she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a giant bowl.
Sisera asked for water, but she gave him milk; she brought him cream in a beautiful bowl.
He asked her water, and she gave him milk, and offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.
He asked water and she gave him milk, she brought him curds in a lordly bowl.
He asked for water, she gave him milk in a dish; she brought butter of princes.
He asked for water; she gave him milk.She brought him cream in a majestic bowl.
He asked water, [and] she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
He asked for water, and she gave milk; in a drinking bowl for nobles, she brought curds.
He asked for water; she gave him milk; in a lordly bowl she brought curd.
Whan he axed water, she gaue him mylke, & broughte forth butter in a lordly dißshe.
"He asked for water, she gave him milk; In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.
He asked for water, she gave milk; She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.
"He asked for water and she gave him milk; In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
asked: Judges 4:19-21
butter: Chemah, may signify buttermilk, which is made by the Arabs by agitating the milk in a leathern bag; and is highly esteemed because of its refreshing and cooling qualities.
Reciprocal: Genesis 18:8 - he took Deuteronomy 32:14 - Butter
Cross-References
Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He asked water, and she gave him milk,.... That is, Sisera asked it of her, as the Targum expresses it, when he turned into her tent:
she brought him fresh butter in a lordly dish; which signifies either the same, the milk with cream on it, for that is meant by butter; or having first taken off the cream, she gave him milk to drink, and then brought the cream in a dish for him to eat, and thereby the more incline him to sleep; and this she brought in a dish fit for any lord or nobleman to eat out of; in such a polite and courteous manner did she use him, so that he could have no suspicion of her having any ill design against him. R. Jonah, as Kimchi notes, interprets this of a dish of the mighty or lordly ones, of the shepherds, the principal of the flock, as they are called in Jeremiah 25:34, out of which they had used to drink their milk, or eat their cream, and such an one was likely enough to be Jael's tent; from this Hebrew word "sepel", here used, seems to come the Latin word "simpucium" or "simpulum", used in things sacred, and which, according to Pliny t, was an earthen vessel; and so some of the Rabbins, as Kimchi observes, say, this was a new earthen vial; it is very probable it was a broad platter or dish fit for such an use.
t Nat. Hist. l. 35. c. 12.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Butter - Rather curdled milk, probably a fermented and intoxicating drink. All these marks of respect and friendship would lull Sisera into security.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 5:25. She brought forth butter — As the word חמאה chemah, here translated butter, signifies disturbed, agitated, c., it is probable that buttermilk is intended. The Arabs form their buttermilk by agitating the milk in a leathery bag, and the buttermilk is highly esteemed because of its refreshing and cooling quality but there is no reason why we may not suppose that Jael gave him cream: Sisera was not only thirsty, but was also exhausted with fatigue; and nothing could be better calculated to quench his thirst, and restore his exhausted strength, than a bowl of cream. I am surprised that Mr. Harmer should see any difficulty in this. It is evident that Deborah wishes to convey the idea that Jael was more liberal and kind than Sisera had requested. He asked for water, and she brought him cream; and she brought it to him, not in an ordinary pitcher, but in the most superb dish or bowl which she possessed. See at the end of Judges 4:24.
