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Judges 4:19

Judges 4:19
And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto her, give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty,.... Which might be occasioned by the heat of the battle, and by the heat of the day, and by heat in running; he…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Judges 4:17-24

We have seen the army of the Canaanites totally routed. It is said (Psa 83:9, Psa 83:10, where the defeat of this army is pleaded as a precedent for God's doing the like in after times) that they…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a bottle of milk the milk-skin, the goat-skin in which the Bedouin still keep water, milk etc.; cf. Jos 9:4 (used for wine). From Jdg 5:25 we gather that Jael poured the milk into a bowl. Her…

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