“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.”
He said to her, 'Please give me a little water to drink; for I am thirsty.' So she opened a skin of milk, and gave him a drink and covered him. — Sisera's request for water (מַיִם) reflects his exhaustion from flight, yet Jael's provision of 'milk' (חָלָב) instead suggests a richer drink calculated to produce drowsiness and aid his sleep. The detail emphasizes Jael's awareness of Sisera's vulnerability and her manipulation of his physical state.
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