2 Samuel 17:29
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
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Barnes' Notes
Cheese of kine - Or, as others, “milch cows,” which is more in accordance with the context, being coupled with “sheep,” and is more or less borne out etymologically by the Arabic. God’s care for David…
Here is, I. The transporting of David and his forces over Jordan, pursuant to the advice he had received from his friends at Jerusalem, Sa2 17:22. He, and all that were with him, went over in the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
butter Curdled milk is probably meant, called lebenby the modern Arabs, and greatly esteemed as a refreshing drink. Cp. Jdg 5:25.
cheese of kine So the Targum explains a word which occurs here only.…
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