a bottle of milk the milk-skin, the goat-skin in which the Bedouin still keep water, milk etc.; cf. Joshua 9:4 (used for wine). From Judges 5:25 we gather that Jael poured the milk into a bowl. Her hospitality gave Sisera a feeling of security. Note the contrast with Judges 5:25-27; here Sisera asks for drink, and Jael brings it after he has lain down and been covered with the tent-rug.

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