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Butter - More accurately, curdled milk, probably a fermented and intoxicating drink. All these marks of respect and friendship would lull Si…

Butter. —Rather, curdled milk.
In a lordly dish.—Rather, in a dish of the nobles: sephel, a splendid bowl,…

He asked water, and she gave him milk
That is, Sisera asked it of her, as the Targum expresses it, when he turned in…

Jael had a special blessing. Those whose appointed lot is humble, in a lowly and confined sphere, if they serve God according to the abilities He h…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes