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He asked water, [and] she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Butter. —Rather, curdled milk.

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

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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