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Judges 5:25
25Sisera asked her for water to drink, and she gave him milk. She gave him the best cream in a beautiful bowl.
Judges 5:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
- New International Version (NIV)He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for nobles she brought him curdled milk.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He asked for water and she gave him milk; she brought him curds in a noble's bowl.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He asked for water, she gave milk; She brought out cream in a lordly bowl.
Context of Judges 5:25
23The Lord's angel says, “Punish Meroz! Punish the people who live there, because they did not come to help the Lord. They did not agree to fight against the Lord's strong enemy.” 24But Jael should receive great honour! Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, should receive more honour than all other women who live in tents. Sisera asked her for water to drink, and she gave him milk. She gave him the best cream in a beautiful bowl. 26She took a tent peg in her left hand. She took a worker's hammer in her right hand. She hit the peg through Sisera's head. She broke his skull. She broke it completely. She knocked the sharp peg through his head. 27He fell to the floor at her feet. He lay there and he did not move. He died at the place where he fell. Jael had killed him!
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מַ֥יִם שָׁאַ֖ל חָלָ֣ב נָתָ֑נָה בְּסֵ֥פֶל אַדִּירִ֖ים הִקְרִ֥יבָה חֶמְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 5:25
Commentaries on Judges 5:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25She brought forth butter - As the word חמאה chemah, here translated butter, signifies disturbed, agitated, etc., 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Butter - Rather curdled milk, probably a fermented and intoxicating drink. All these marks of respect and friendship would lull Sisera into security.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-31Verses 24-31 Jael had a special blessing. Those whose lot is cast in the tent, in a low and narrow sphere, if they serve God according to the powers he has given them, shall not lose their reward. The mother of Sisera looked for his return, not in the least fearing his success. Let us take heed of indulging eager desires towards any temporal good, particularly toward that which cherishes vain-glory, for that was what she here doted on. What a picture does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27The story of Sisera's end includes a short celebration of Jael.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. is a most graphic picture of the treatment of Sisera in the tent of Jael.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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