SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:19
Y él le dijo: Dame a beber ahora un poco de agua, que tengo sed. Y ella abrió un odre de leche y le dio de beber, y le volvió a cubrir.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 4:19
Verse 19. She opened a bottle of milk] She gave more than he requested; and her friendship increased his confidence and security.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And he said unto her, give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty , etc.] Which might be occasioned by the heat of the battle, and by the heat of the day, and by heat in running; he asks for a little water, that being very desirable by persons athirst. Some think he did not ask for wine, because he knew the Kenites did not drink any, and so of course kept none in their tents; but though this was the custom of the Rechabites, who were the same with the Kenites, ( Jeremiah 35:8); yet it is very probable this custom had not yet obtained among them, since it was enjoined by Jonadab their father, who lived in the times of Jehu, ( 2 Kings 10:15); and she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink ; which she did either out of courtesy, being a better liquor, or with design to throw him into a sleep, which milk inclines to, making heavy, as all the Jewish commentators observe; though Josephus has no authority to say, as he does? that the milk she gave him was bad and corrupt: and covered him : again, after he had taken a draught of milk, which it seems she poured into a dish with the cream on it, (see Judges 5:25).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 17-24 - Sisera's chariots had been his pride and his confidence. Thus are thos disappointed who rest on the creature; like a broken reed, it not onl breaks under them, but pierces them with many sorrows. The idol ma quickly become a burden, Isa 46:1; what we were sick for, God can make us sick of. It is probable that Jael really intended kindness to Sisera; but by a Divine impulse she was afterwards led to consider his as the determined enemy of the Lord and of his people, and to destro him. All our connexions with God's enemies must be broken off, if we would have the Lord for our God, and his people for our people. He tha had thought to have destroyed Israel with his many iron chariots, in himself destroyed with one iron nail. Thus the weak things of the worl confound the mighty. The Israelites would have prevented much mischief if they had sooner destroyed the Canaanites, as God commanded an enabled them: but better be wise late, and buy wisdom by experience than never be wise __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 אליה 413 השׁקיני 8248 נא 4994 מעט 4592 מים 4325 כי 3588 צמאתי 6770 ותפתח 6605 את 853 נאוד 4997 החלב 2461 ותשׁקהו 8248 ותכסהו׃ 3680
